Ovinnik

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Ovinnik is a malevolent threshing house spirit in Slavic folklore.

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“Ovinnik (Slavic) – Malevolent threshing house spirit”

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“The Ovinnik (Russian: Овинник), Joŭnik or Jovnik (Belarusian: Ёўнік) is a malevolent spirit of the threshing house in Slavic folklore whose name derived from ovin 'barn'. He is prone to burning down the threshing houses by setting fire to the grain.”

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