samovila
nature_spirit forest Slavic single tradition · 1
The samovila (plural: samovili) are woodland fairies or nymphs found in South and West Slavic folklore. They are also known as samodiva or vila.
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- child of
- Lamia
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“One of the hypotheses of the etymology of the word samovila is that it comes from the Indo-European root *ṷēi-, meaning 'follow', 'chase', or 'blow' for vila. The component samo has a function to highlight.”
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