Poludnitsa
demonic earth Slavic single tradition · 1
Poludnitsa is a noon demon in Slavic mythology. She is usually pictured as a young woman dressed in white that roamed field bounds. She assailed folk working at noon, causing heatstrokes and aches in the neck; sometimes she even caused madness.
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Slavic mythology
Relationships
- co occurs with
- południca
- sibling of
- Zarya-Zarenitsa, Vechorka, Kupalnitsa
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Poludnitsa, who makes herself evident in the middle of hot summer days, takes the form of whirling dust clouds and carries a scythe, sickle or shears; most likely the shears would be of an older style, not akin to modern scissors.”
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