Karakondjul
Karakondjul is a South Slavic and Balkan winter demon or monstrous spirit associated with the dangerous midwinter period, night roads,…
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Culture or Region: Slavic and Balkan traditions
Lamya
Lamya is a Balkan and South Slavic female monster or demon, often dragonlike, many-headed and associated with caves, water, storms,…
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Nochnitsa is a Slavic night spirit or demoness associated with sleepless infants, nightmares, chest pressure and the fear that enters…
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Psoglav is a South Slavic dog-headed monster associated with caves, dark regions, iron teeth, corpse-eating and predation upon isolated humans.
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Bes or Bies is a Slavic demonic term and folkloric being associated with unclean spirits, possession, wilderness and the Christianized…
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Chort or Czort is a Slavic devil-like being associated with unclean places, temptation, deception, bargains and the dangerous edge between…
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