1) Turkic legendary creature 
Archura (Chuvash: Арçури, Tatar: Арсури, Turkish: Arçura, Russian: Арзюри) is a shapeshifting woodland spirit in Turkic mythology who protects wild animals and forests. Archura usually appears as a man, but he is able to change his size from that of a blade of grass to a very tall tree. He has hair and a beard made from living g...