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Mythology
The term mythology can refer to either the study of myths, or to a body of myths. Comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures. In the study of folklore, a myth is a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form. Many scholars in other fields use the term "myth" in somewhat different ways. In a very broad sense, the word can refer to any traditional story.
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sudjaje
Anthropology; Mythology
Suđaje ("those who doom") are three powerful beings that visit a child soon after it is born to determine it's fate. The oldest suđaja is is most evil; she desires child's death. ...
witch
Anthropology; Mythology
Old and ugly woman that can turn into butterfly or bird whenever she wishes. She attacks adults and children who are harmed by her spells. Witch has evil eyes with which she can dismount a man from a ...
forest mother
Anthropology; Mythology
Forest daemon, which defends pregnant women and newborn children, but sends them sorrow and nightmares. Likes to seduce young men and takes them to forest. Hair of older forest mothers is turned into ...
psoglav
Anthropology; Mythology
Psoglavi (or the dog-headed ones) are dangerous demons with canine heads that usually feast on human corpses. They're known to understand human language but cannot speak it.
aždaja
Anthropology; Mythology
Aždaja is synonimous with dragon, especially evil one. They are usually (but not always) depicted as having multiple heads, and having special fondness for young maidens, whether for marriage or ...
Phanes
Anthropology; Mythology
Phanes ("I bring to light"), or Protogonos (Greek: Πρωτογόνος, "First-born"), was the mystic primeval deity of procreation and the generation of new life, who was introduced into ...
Pontus
Anthropology; Mythology
In Greek mythology, Pontus or Pontos ("sea") was an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god, one of the Greek primordial deities. Pontus was Gaia's son and, according to the Greek poet Hesiod, he ...
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