Božalość

deity Wendish mythology single tradition · 1

Božalość is a messenger of misfortune or death in Wendish mythology. It is described as a woman dressed in white with long braided hair and red eyes. She cries under the window of someone who is about to die.

When

First attested
1800 CE
Attested period
1800 – 1886
Historical notes
Documented in 19th-century ethnographic sources.

Relationships

co occurs with
bože sedleško

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“While there is an agreement that 'Božalość' means "God's Lament', the opinions about the etymology differ. In some opinions it is the contraction of "Boža žaloć", i.e., "God's Pity".”

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