gorska maika
nature_spirit forest Slavic single tradition · 1
The gorska maika ('Forest Mother') is a figure in Bulgarian folklore. Similarities between Baba Yaga and other beings in folklore may be due to either direct relation or cultural contact between the Eastern Slavs and other surrounding peoples.
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- co occurs with
- vasorrú bába, Baba Korizma, Gvozdenzuba, Baba Roga, šumska majka, jaga baba, Pehta, Pehtra baba, kvatrna baba, kvatrnica, Baba Cloanța, Holda, Holle, Chlungeri, akka, Muma Pădurii, Perchta, Syöjätär, Ježibaba, Jędza
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wikipedia (1)
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“In Central and Eastern Europe, these figures include the Bulgarian gorska maika (Горска майка', 'Forest Mother', also the name of a flower)”
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