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  Nocnitsa

  The Nocnitsa, or "Night Hag", in Polish mythology, is a nightmare spirit that also goes by the name Krisky or Plaksy. The Nocnitsa is also present in Russian, Serbian and Slovakian folklore. She is known to torment children at night, and mothers in some regions will place a knife in their children...
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  Wodjanoj

  In Slavic mythology, vodyanoy (Russian: водяно́й, Ukrainian: водяний, literally "watery"), vodyanoi, Polish wodnik, Czech and Slovak vodník, Bulgarian vodnik (Bulgarian: водник), or Serbian vodenjak (Cyrillic: водењак) is a male water spirit. Vodník in Czech fairy tales is the same creature as the...
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  Sirin

  Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head and chest of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl). According to myth, the Sirins lived "in Indian lands" near Eden or around the Euphrates River. These half-women half-birds are directly based on the Greek myths...
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  Simargl

  Semargl, Simargl is a mythical creature in Slavic mythology. It is the equivalent of Simurgh in Persian mythology (probably borrowed from thence) who is also represented like a griffin with a dog body. In the Book of Veles he is the father of Skif - the founder of Skifia (Scythia). It is often...
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  Strzyga

  A strzyga (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstʂɨɡa]) is a kind of vampire in Slavic (and especially Polish) folklore. While still alive, the strzyga has two hearts and two souls, as well as two sets of teeth (one of which grows in normally). When such a person dies, only one soul gets passed on, and the...
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  Slavic dragon

  In Slavic mythology, the word zmey or Змей and its cognates zmiy, zmaj, zmej and żmij are used to describe a dragon. Most of these words are masculine forms of the Slavic word for "snake", which is normally feminine (like Russian zmeya). In Romania, there is a similar figure, derived from the...
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  Ovinnik

  The Ovinnik is a malevolent spirit of the threshing house in Slavic folklore. He is prone to burning down the threshing houses by setting fire to the grain. To placate him, peasants would offer him roosters and bliny. On New Year's Eve, the touch of an Ovinnik would determine their fortune for the...

• Zduhać

  Zduhać (plural: zduhaći; Serbian pronunciation: [ˈzduxaːtɕ] (sg), [zduˈxaːtɕi] (pl)) is a spirit in Serbian mythology, recorded in Montenegro, Metohija, western Serbia and Herzegovina. Zduhać is in fact a man who has extraordinary, supernatural properties. His spirit comes out of his body (usually...

• Stuhać

  Stuhać is a demonic mythical creature in Slavic mythology, recorded in Herzegovina. Though its name is similar with zduhać, there is no actual similarity. Stuhać lives in high mountains and barren areas; how it looks isn't described, however it is known that it wears clutters made of human...

• Lakanica

  Lakanica is a Polish spirit of fields.