Pinčiukas
Pinčiukas is a devil or mischievous being in Lithuanian folklore, whose name literally means 'inhabitant of Pinsk.' In East Lithuanian legend, he is portrayed as a mischievous being. He was popularized by the novel Baltaragis's Mill and the rock opera Devil's Bride, where he is depicted as a comic character who is lazy, easily deceived, and vengeful.
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“Pinčiukas or Pinčukas; the word literally means "inhabitant of Pinsk" in Lithuanian. She writes that in one East Lithuanian legend a pinčiukas is portrayed as a mischievous being. The devil Pinčiukas was popularized by the novel Baltaragis's Mill”
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“The devil Pinčiukas was popularized by the novel Baltaragis's Mill by Kazys Boruta, especially when it was turned into the first Soviet rock opera and musical film Devil's Bride. There Pinčiukas is a comic character: lazy, easily deceived, vengeful.”
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“Pinčiukas or Pinčukas; the word literally means "inhabitant of Pinsk" in Lithuanian (cf. "Pinchuk"). Bronislava Kerbelytė, in her work on classification of "devilish" beings in Lithuanian folklore remarks that often a stranger was seen as an evil being; on particular, "pinchuks" from Belarus were seen as strangers. She writes that in one East Lithuanian legend a pinčiukas is portrayed as a mischievous being.”
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