In Slavic mythology Rusałka was a succubus, a type of female demon, whose eyes shone like a green fire. Men who were seduced by her died in her arms.
Rusalka is also an opera by Antonin Dvorak; see Rusalka (opera).
The word is generally understood to translate simply as "mermaid."
Rusalka is also a fantasy book by C.J. Cherryh.
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