Baubas
demonic earth Baltic single tradition · 5
Baubas is an evil spirit in Lithuanian tradition with long lean arms, wrinkly fingers and red eyes. He harasses people, tears their hair, and stifles them. To children, he is the equivalent of the boogeyman, used by parents to frighten misbehaving children into obedience. He is described as a dark or black creature living under the carpet or in dark spots of the house.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Babaužis, Bobas, Maumas, Raudongalvis, Raudongerklis, Žaliaakis, Paplėštakis, Guda, Dizikas, Smauglys, Ruginis, Papiokė, Pypalas, Žebris, Arklys, Vilkas, Zemele, Aitvaras, Slogutis, Pinčiukas, Laima, Ežerinis, Jievaras, Upinis, Javinė, Kupolė, Nuogalis, Kiškis, Meška, Lapė, Katinas, Bubis, Bubas, Bubė, Žiburinis, Giltinė, Ragana
- manifested by
- Laukų dvasios
Mentioned by
- Laima
- Ežerinis
- Jievaras
- Upinis
- Javinė
- Kupolė
- Nuogalis
- Kiškis
- Meška
- Lapė
- Katinas
- Bubis
- Bubas
- Bubė
- Žiburinis
- Giltinė
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“Baubas, an evil spirit with long lean arms, wrinkly fingers and red eyes. He harasses people and tears their hair or stifles them. To children, he is the equivalent of the boogeyman”
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“Baubas, an evil spirit with long lean arms, wrinkly fingers and red eyes. He harasses people and tears their hair or stifles them.”
#26509 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001