Vila (plural vile) is a South Slavic fairy similar to a nymph, female, beautiful and with long blonde hair. Serbo-Croatian: vila, Slovene: vila, Bulgarian: vila, diva, juda, samovila, samodiva, samojuda, Old East Slavic: vila, Slovak:…
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Vila (fairy)
Kallikantzaros
The kallikantzaros (Greek: καλλικάντζαρος, pl. καλλικάντζαροι kallikantzaroi; Bulgarian: караконджул; Serbian: караконџула / karakondžula) is a malevolent goblin in Southeastern European and Anatolian folklore. Stories about the kallikantzaros or its equivalents can be found in Greece,…
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The ispolin (Bulgarian: исполин; pronounced [ispoˈlin], plural исполини ispolini) is a legendary giant in Bulgarian mythology. While the appearance of the ispolin varied according to the myth and region, ispolini were believed to have inhabited…
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