vile
nature_spirit forest Slovene folklore single tradition · 1
According to F. S. Copeland, in Slovene folklore, the vile (which she translated as 'White Ladies') are wise and benevolent beings from forests, water bodies and mountains who help women in childbirth and heroes in epic stories. In another article, according to Copeland, the word was known near the Croatian border (e.g., in Bela Krajna), but it was also "familiar" among the Slovenes of Styria and Beyond-the-Mura.
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- First attested
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- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in Slovene folklore.
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“According to F. S. Copeland, in Slovene folklore, the vile (which she translated as 'White Ladies') are wise and benevolent beings from forests, water bodies and mountains who help women in childbirth and heroes in epic stories.”
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