Your ancestors belonged to an elite Cossack family and had superpowers if their surname sounds like this

Probably, each of us remembers from school history lessons the legends about Ukrainian Cossack characters. This was the name given to Cossacks who belonged to elite families and had extraordinary abilities. They could stop an enemy army without engaging in battle, create darkness, and turn into a tree or a horse. Today, thousands of Ukrainians bear the names of these famous Cossacks. Here are the surnames of key historical figures of the Cossack era who are considered to be Ukrainian Cossack characters. SSPDaily tells about it.

Surnames of Cossack leaders with superpowers

According to legend, all Cossacks who had extraordinary physical and mental abilities came from a lineage of pagan magi. They were trained and developed since childhood so that they could fully master their gift. The Cossacks-characterists were healers, counselors, doctors, brilliant commanders, and predictors of the future. They spent their entire lives training and developing their gift. The people believed that all Ukrainian hetmans and atamans were characterists and had superpowers.

• Ivan Sirko, a legendary figure in the history of the Cossacks, was considered the most famous Cossack characterist. According to legends and traditions, Sirko could turn into a wolf, a tree, predict the future, and bring gloom to his enemies, which helped him not to lose a single battle. There are 1506 people in Ukraine who bear this surname.
• Ivan Zolotarenko was a statesman of Hetman's Ukraine who was famous for his extraordinary abilities. According to legend, during his funeral, thunder rolled and lightning struck the church where his body was buried, burning to the ground along with the church. Today, there are 1215 people with this surname in Ukraine.
• CossackMamai is the most famous Cossack character who could predict the future. This is a collective idealized image of a storyteller-traveler, whom the Ukrainian people sang in their songs. Currently, 1741 people in Ukraine bear this surname. It is most common in the Siversk region.