boginki
In Polish pagan mythology, boginki (singular: boginka) are female spirits or demons of wild nature: forest, field, mountains, or water (both of land and sea) and is often a personification of the forces of nature. The word literally means "minor goddess" in Polish and may be translated as "fairy" or "nymph". They were usually imagined as either ugly old hags or pretty young girls, usually naked.
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- swamp kikimora, Zhalezny chalavek, Babay, lobasta, Karakondjul, Anchutka, One-Eyed Likho, latawiec
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- boginiak
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“In Polish pagan mythology, boginki (singular: boginka) are female spirits or demons of wild nature: forest, field, mountains, or water (both of land and sea) and is often a personification of the forces of nature. The word literally means "minor goddess" in Polish and may be translated as "fairy" or "nymph"”
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“In Poland, the swamp was believed to be the home of boginki, dangerous female spirits that kidnapped babies.”
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