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Spiriduș, the Glossary

Index Spiriduș

A spiriduș in Romanian mythology is said to be a "demon incarnate",Tudor Pamfile, Mitologie Românească, "https://www.scribd.com/document/253650096/Mitologie-romaneasca-Pamfilie" p. 81 or a domestic spirit, oftentimes taking the form of an avian familiar, such as hens, crows, or hunting birds.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 5 relations: Bird, Familiar, Folklore of Romania, Household deity, Satan.

  2. Familiars
  3. Mythological birds
  4. Romanian legendary creatures
  5. Romanian mythology

Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Familiar

In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (strictly familiar spirits, as "familiar" also meant just "close friend" or companion, and may be seen in the scientific name for dog, Canis familiaris) were believed to be supernatural entities, interdimensional beings, or spiritual guardians that would protect or assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic, divination, and spiritual insight. Spiriduș and familiar are familiars.

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Folklore of Romania

The folklore of Romania is the collection of traditions of the Romanians.

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Household deity

A household deity is a deity or spirit that protects the home, looking after the entire household or certain key members. Spiriduș and household deity are household deities.

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Satan

Satan, also known as the Devil, is an entity in Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood.

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See also

Familiars

Mythological birds

Romanian legendary creatures

Romanian mythology

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiriduș

Also known as Spiridus.