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Serbian epic poetry is a form of epic poetry written by Serbs originating in today's Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. The main cycles were composed by unknown Serb authors between the 14th and 19th centuries. They are largely concerned with historical events and personages. The corpus of Serbian epic poetry is divided into cycles:
Pages in category "Serbian mythology" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The drekavac was originally thought to have come from the souls of sinful men, or from children who died unbaptised. [2]It was popularly believed to be visible only at night, especially during the twelve days of Christmas (called unbaptised days in Serbo-Croatian) and in early spring, when other demons and mythical creatures were believed to be more active. [2]
Serbian mythology (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Serbian folklore" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
Bauk (Serbian: Баук, Serbian pronunciation:) is an animal-like mythical creature in Serbian mythology. [1] The bauk is described as hiding in dark places, holes, or abandoned houses, waiting to grab, carry away, and devour its victim; but it can be scared away by light and noise. [1]
The mythological dragon was imagined as a fiery creature with wings, usually having a snake-like shape; he could also take the form of an eagle or a man. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] [ 48 ] Each dragon had his own territory, [ 49 ] [ 50 ] within which he dwelt by a forest spring or stream, in the hollow trunk of a beech tree, [ 48 ] or in a mountain cave. [ 46 ]
The latter precaution was especially because of the mythical demons called karakondžula (Serbian Cyrillic: караконџула; also karakondža / караконџа, karakandža / караканџа or karapandža / карапанџа), imagined as heavy, squat, and ugly creatures.
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