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Slavic religion
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  • poludnitsa

    …poludnitsa is related to the polevoy, the male field spirit, who is seldom seen and then only at noon in the fields. Some describe him as a man black as the earth, with grass instead of hair growing out of his head. Others say he dresses in white. In some…

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    …poludnitsa is related to the polevoy, the male field spirit, who is seldom seen and then only at noon in the fields. Some describe him as a man black as the earth, with grass instead of hair growing out of his head. Others say he dresses in white. In some…

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  • Slavic religion
    / Slavic worldview

    … are the field spirit (polevoy), and, perhaps, the water spirit (vodyanoy). Akin to the domovoy are the spirits of the auxiliary buildings of the homestead.

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    … are the field spirit (polevoy), and, perhaps, the water spirit (vodyanoy). Akin to the domovoy are the spirits of the auxiliary buildings of the homestead.

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