Polevik
nature_spirit earth Slavic single tradition · 2
Little people and field spirits from Polish folklore. Polevik are small supernatural beings associated with agricultural fields and farmland.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Slavic field spirit tradition from medieval period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pollo Maligno, Polong, Poltergeist, Pombero, Ponaturi, Pontianak, Poubi Lai, Pricolici, Psotnik, Psychai, Psyche, Pishacha, Preta, Pan, Penghou, Paasselkä devils, Pakhangba, Pamola, Panis, Patupairehe, Pegaeae, Pelesit, Perchta, Phi Tai Hong, Pillan, Pim-skwa-wagen-owad, Piru, Pita-skog, Pixie, Plakavac, Pok-wejee-men
- enemy of
- Poludnisa
Mentioned by
- Pishacha
- Preta
- Pan
- Penghou
- Paasselkä devils
- Pakhangba
- Pamola
- Panis
- Patupairehe
- Pegaeae
- Pelesit
- Perchta
- Phi Tai Hong
- Pillan
- Pim-skwa-wagen-owad
- Piru
and 4 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Polevik (Polish) – Little people and field spirits”
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“Polevik or Polewik in Slavic mythology are field spirits that appear as a deformed creatures with different coloured eyes and grass instead of hair. They appear either at noon or sunset and wear either all black or all white suits.”
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