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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Krasnoludek
		Folklore is the ethnographic concept of the tales, legends, or superstitions current among a particular ethnic population, a part of the oral history of a particular culture.
		Porenut was one of the Slavic deities worshipped by the Polabian Slavs in the town of Korzenica (nowadays Garz) on Rugia.
		Porewit was one of the Slavic deities worshipped by the Polabian Slavs in the town of Korzenica (nowadays Garz) on Rugia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Krasnoludek (1836 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Slavic mythology
		As various Slavic populations were Christianised between the 7th century to 12th century, Christianity was introduced as a religion of the elite, flourishing mostly in cities and amongst the nobility.
		Folklore accounts must be analysed on level of structure, not merely as songs or stories, but as groups of signs and symbols which contain some internal structural logic.
		Serbian folklore, however, presents a far darker picture of him; he is remembered as Dabog, a frightful and lame deity guarding the doors of the underworld, associated with mining and precious metals.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Slavic_mythology (6847 words)

	Slavic fairies - Definition, explanation
		Fairies in Slavic mythology come in several forms and their names are spelled differently based on the specific language.
		Among the Slavic creatures of folklore, for the English-speaking world the wilis are indelibly connected with the Romantic ballet Giselle, first danced in Paris in 1840, with its spectral wilis, young girls who have died on their wedding days, who almost snatch away the hero's life-breath, but must disappear at the break of dawn.
		Slavic women would go out in the first snow fall and make snow women to honor them, as it is believed to be brought by the Sky Women.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sl/slavic_fairies.php (765 words)

	Mythology's Mything Links: Eastern Europe / Pan Slavic Traditions & Beliefs
		Slavic mythology has a strong focus on the sun, warmth, light, birds, fire (and firebirds), epic victories, and brightly painted cosmic bird-eggs.
		In contrast to the bride, there is a female folk figure in traditional East Slavic lore whose hair is permanently loose and uncontrolled; she is the rusalka.
		Part One is entitled "The Light of Knowledge: Healing and Divination in Slavic Wisdom Teachings and Practices." She looks at Slavic beliefs and lore in the context of shamanism and her knowledge of current psi research.
	www.mythinglinks.org /euro~east~panSlavic.html (2563 words)

	Myths and Legends - frames
		Aside from the General and Creatures of Myth and Legend sections, these links are organized by region and language group, with those groups which produced written accounts of their myths and legends earlier, generally appearing closer to the beginning.
		Gareth Long's Encyclopedia of Monsters, Mythical Creatures, and Fabulous Beasts contains a number of short paragraph descriptions of sundry creatures, some of which are illustrated.
		Celtic Folklore, compiled by Phillip J. Brown contains a wealth of Celtic myths and folktales.
	home.comcast.net /~chris.s/myth.html (11969 words)

	A Slavic Pantheon
		Even the Slavic folk, one of the most important groups in Europe today, have very little of their ancient heritage and folklore intact.
		Ivan figures in a cycle of tales in several different versions, in which he inlists the aid of creatures he has formerly made a pact with in an initiatory gloss, to encompass the doom of Koshchei the Deathless and the rescue of his lady, Maria Morevna or Vasilisa the Wise, depending on the version.
		They are often vicious and cruel, and have a dire reputation; nevertheless, if one succeeds in approaching a Vila properly, she may be inclined to heal, give advice, reveal treasure, or teach magical and medicinal arts.
	web.raex.com /~obsidian/SlavPan.html (2792 words)

	Moist Mother Earth - Slavic Myth and Religion
		Similar creatures include the Divji Moz, from Slovenia, a strong, dangerous Wild Man who lives in a cave, and the Czech Jezenky, half-animals, half-women who live in caves and kidnap children.
		The eretik usually returns from the grave to devour people, the eretsun (a similar creature) is a living vampire created when the soul of a sorcerer possesses and revives the body of one on the brink of death.
		Perkowski, Jan. The Darkling: A Treatise on Slavic Vampirism and Vampires of the Slavs.
	www.winterscapes.com /slavic.htm (5688 words)

	Slavic Mythology - WiccanWeb.ca (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Folklore accounts must be analysed on level of structure, not merly as songs or stories, but as groups of signs and symbols which contain some internal structural logic.
		Slavic neopagans use the Book of Veles as their sacred text, and consequently, insist that the document is authentic.
		Serbian folklore, however, presents a far darker picture of him; he is remembered as Dabog, a frightful and lame deity guarding the doors of the underworld, associated with mining and precious metals.
	www.wiccanweb.ca /wiki/index.php/Slavic_Mythology (6608 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Vampiric
		Vampires (sometimes vampyres) are mythological or folkloric creatures believed to be the re-animated corpses of human beings who subsist on human or animal blood.
		In folklore, the term usually refers to the blood-drinking humans of Eastern European legends, but it is often extended to cover similar legendary creatures from other regions and cultures.
		In the modern folklore of Puerto Rico and Mexico, the chupacabra (goat-sucker) is said to be a creature that feeds upon the flesh or drinks the blood of domesticated animals, leading some to consider it a kind of vampire.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Vampiric (5906 words)

	Folklore - Monstropedia - the largest encyclopedia about monsters (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Folklore is the body of verbal expressive culture, including tales, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs current among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that culture, subculture, or group.
		The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological goals; only in the 20th century did ethnographers begin to attempt to record folklore without overt political goals.
		There are many forms of folklore that are so common, however, that most people do not consider them to be folklore, such as riddles, children's rhymes and ghost stories, rumors, gossip, ethnic stereotypes, and holiday customs and life-cycle rituals.
	www.monstropedia.org /index.php?title=Folklore (755 words)

	Slavic mythology at AllExperts
		As various Slavic populations were Christianised between the 7th century to 12th century, Christianity was introduced as a religion of the elite, flourishing mostly in cities and amongst the nobility.
		Reconstruction of original Slavic myths is thus a true detective work, requiring a considerable knoweledge of various scientific disciplines such as semiotics, linguistics, philology, comparative mythology and ethnology.
		Folklore accounts must be analysed on level of structure, not merely as songs or stories, but as groups of signs and symbols which contain some internal structural logic.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sl/slavic_mythology.htm (6935 words)

	Slavic mythology - The Mind-N-Magick Paganpedia
		Prior to that, sparse records of Slavic religion were mostly written by non-Slavic Christian missioners who were not very interested and/or objective in their descriptions of pagan beliefs.
		As various Slavic populations were Christianised between the 7th century to 12th century, Christianity was introduced as a religion of elite, flourishing mostly in cities and amongst nobility.
		Reconstruction of original Slavic myths is thus a true detective work, requiring a considerable knoweledge of various scientific disciplines such as semiotics, linguistics, philology, comparative mythology and ethnology.
	paganpedia.mind-n-magick.com /wiki/index.php?title=Slavic_mythology (6652 words)

	Vampire
		Vampires (or vampiress, for female) are mythical or folkloric creatures, typically held to be the re-animated corpses of human beings and said to subsist on human and/or animal blood (hematophagy).
		In early Slavic folklore, a vampire drank blood, was afraid of (but could not be killed by) silver and could be destroyed by cutting off its head and putting it between the corpse's legs or by putting a wooden stake into its heart.
		In the modern folklore of Puerto Rico and Mexico, the chupacabra (goat-sucker) is said to be a creature that feeds upon the flesh or drinks the blood of domesticated animals, leading some to consider it vampiric.
	articles.gourt.com /en/vampire (4834 words)

	Vampire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vampires (or vampyres) are mythological or folkloric creatures believed to be the reanimated corpses of human beings who subsist on human and/or animal blood.
		In folklore, the term usually refers to the blood-drinking humans of Eastern European legends, but the term is often applied to similar legendary creatures from other regions and cultures.
		In the modern folklore of Puerto Rico and Mexico, the chupacabra (goat-sucker) is said to be a creature that feeds upon the flesh or drinks the blood of domesticated animals, leading some to consider it a kind of vampire.
	www.browser9.com /index.php?q=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9WYW1waXJl (6369 words)

	Vampire (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vampires (sometimes vampyres) are mythological or folkloric creatures believed to be the re-animated corpses of human beings who subsist on human or animal blood.
		In folklore, the term usually refers to the blood-drinking humans of Eastern European legends, but it is often extended to cover similar legendary creatures from other regions and cultures.
		Vampires, like other Slavic legendary monsters, were afraid of garlic and liked counting grain, sawdust, etc. Vampires could be destroyed by staking, decapitation (the Kashubs placed the head between the feet), burning, repeating the funeral service, sprinkling holy water on the body, or exorcism.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Vampire.htm (5860 words)

	Slavic Fairies - WiccanWeb.ca (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Slavic Mythology, a rusalka was a female ghost, water nymph or succubus or Mermaid-like daemon that dwelled in a lake.
		Men who were seduced by her died in her arms, and in some versions her laugh could also cause death (compare with the Irish banshee).
		Slavic women would go out in the first snowfall and build snow women to honor them, as snow is believed to be brought by the sky women.
	www.wiccanweb.ca /wiki/index.php/Slavic_Fairies (691 words)

	Vampire
		Generally the word "undead" refers to a creature that should be dead but is still active within the realm of the living.
		The vampire is truly a global creature, with myths related to the dead which rise to drink the blood of the living coming out of cultures all around the world.
		It has been theorized that with this as a base of folklore, the gypsies picked up bits and pieces of other legends as they migrated toward the north-west and as a result, altered the folklore of the Slavic nations.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/v/vampire.html (1180 words)

	Mythology's Mything Links: Eastern Europe / Pan Slavic Traditions & Beliefs
		Slavic mythology has a strong focus on the sun, warmth, light, birds, fire (and firebirds), epic victories, and brightly painted cosmic bird-eggs.
		In contrast to the bride, there is a female folk figure in traditional East Slavic lore whose hair is permanently loose and uncontrolled; she is the rusalka.
		Part One is entitled "The Light of Knowledge: Healing and Divination in Slavic Wisdom Teachings and Practices." She looks at Slavic beliefs and lore in the context of shamanism and her knowledge of current psi research.
	mythinglinks.org /euro~east~panSlavic.html (2563 words)

	folklore and legends continued (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pixies are mythical creatures of English folklore, considered to be particularly concentrated in the areas around Devon and Cornwall.
		The banshee is a creature in Gaelic folklore,the word being derived from the Old Irish ben síde,meaning "fairy woman" When members of the community died, a woman would sing a traditional lament or caoineadh at their funerals.
		Sprite (creature), a class of preternatural legendary creatures commonly associated with elves, fairies, pixies, and spirits The term sprite is a broad term referring to a number of preternatural legendary creatures.
	fairy-utopia.com /landl.html (1386 words)

	What are the Different Kinds of Vampires in Folklore?
		Some similar creatures drain their victims of psychic or sexual energy, health, or qi (life essence).
		In Europe, most legend regarding vampires is the legacy of Slavic cultures.
		The Brahmaparush, from Northern Indian folklore, drinks its victim's blood through a hole in the skull and then eats the brains, finally dancing with the victim's intestines wrapped around its head.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-are-the-different-kinds-of-vampires-in-folklore.htm (545 words)

	Kikimora
		Kikimora or Shishimora is a usually female spirit in Slavic mythology.
		Kikimora is a house spirit, sometimes said to be married to the Domovoi.
		In some tales she has a head as small as a thimble and a body as thin as straw.
	www.gogoglo.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/k/ki/kikimora.html (184 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		Fairies in Slavic mythology come in several forms and their names are spelled differently based on the specific language.
		In Slavic mythology Rusałka was a female ghost, water nymph or succubus-like demon who lived in a lake.
		Slavic women would go out in the first snow fall and make snow women to honor them, as it is believed to be brought by the Sky Women.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Slavic_fairies (745 words)

	Mythological Creatures
		In Jewish folklore she is a demon that is the enemy of newborn children.
		The hippocampus is a creature that is half-horse and half-fish, with the head and forequarters of a horse and the tail and hindquarters of a dolphin.
		In folklore, a supernatural, sea-dwelling creature; from the waist up, a mermaid is a beautiful, alluring woman and from the waist down she has the body and tail of a fish, complete with scales.
	members.tripod.com /~onespiritx/gods24.htm (3245 words)

	EUROPEAN THEME PARK - With respect to our history and legends
		The emphasis on the three realms is particularly characteristic for the Slavic
		STRIBOG: Slavic who was official worshiped by the Russians during the lasts years of the tenth century.
		He is the boss of the inhabitants and the protector of their fields.
	www.freewebs.com /eurothemepark/slavicmythology.htm (752 words)

	Mythic Arts: Links to Websites about Myth and Folklore
		Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts - D.L. Ashman's large collection of text including folktales from around the world and German Myths, Lgends, and Sagas.
		Slavic and East European Folklore Association - Non-profit organization devoted to an exchange of knowledge among scholars interested in Slavic and East European folklore.
		Slavic Myths Gallery - Explore symbolic images from Slavic culture, including trees spirits, sacred springs, the tree of life and much, much more.
	www.mythicarts.com /links/links_myth.htm (492 words)

	Fact , Fiction Or Myth You Deside....
		The folkloric vampires had been peasants, but in the eighteenth century, authors were still reluctant to make peasants into major characters in stories, so the fictional vampire was moved into the upper classes.
		The folklore is about cantankerous peasants who come back as spirits to torment their nearest and dearest, and this simply doesn't translate into a glamorous lifestyle.
		This vampire is a desirable creature, one that many mortals would become, yet in the ancient myths of other cultures, the vampire is an ugly, vile, evil creature, one that no mortal would choose to become.
	www.angelfire.com /rpg2/eternal_night/FolkLore.html (2837 words)

	Slavic fairies information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Polish mythology, the Wila (Wiła) are reputed in Poland and Lithuania to be the shape-shifting souls of the dead that were believed to visit the homes of their families.
		Among the Slavic creatures of folklore, for the English-speaking world the wilis are indelibly connected with the Romantic ballet Giselle, first danced in Paris in 1840, with its spectral wilis, young girls who have died on their wedding days, who almost snatch away the hero's life-breath, but must disappear at the break of dawn.
		In Slavic mythology, a rusalka was a female ghost, water nymph or succubus or Mermaid-like demon that dwelled in a lake.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Slavic_fairies (1159 words)

	Folklore
		Folklore scholars provide type and motif number notation with their work.
		What we read about snakes in The Serpent's Tale: Snakes in Folklore and Literature is just as fascinating for what it says about us, for there always will be something primordial about our connection to them.
		That bond is evident in these stories: in how we associate snakes with nature's elemental forces, how we attribute special qualities to their eyes and skin, and how they preside over all phases of our existence, from creation to death to resurrection.
	www.wordtrade.com /literature/folkloreR.htm (4360 words)

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