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567:- Some folk tales describe Vila Samodiva as the Samodiva maiden who leads the others in their dances. She is described as the active participant of the contact between the protagonist of folktales and the mystical world, serving as a guide or giving the hero a task to test his valour and resolve.In one folk tale, Vila found Krali Marko as an infant and brought him up as a foster mother. As Marko grew on Samodiva milk, he acquired supernatural powers.The character of the Vila is attested in South Slavic fairy tales collected by
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2466:
2461:
2456:
2446:
2440:
2438:
2434:
2433:
2430:
2429:
2427:
2426:
2425:
2424:
2414:
2413:
2412:
2405:Saint Theodore
2402:
2401:
2400:
2390:
2385:
2384:
2383:
2373:
2372:
2371:
2361:
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2332:
2327:
2322:
2321:
2320:
2310:
2304:
2302:
2295:
2294:
2289:
2287:Egg decoration
2284:
2279:
2273:
2271:
2269:Folk practices
2265:
2264:
2262:
2261:
2256:
2250:
2244:
2238:
2232:
2226:
2219:
2217:
2211:
2210:
2208:
2207:
2202:
2197:
2192:
2187:
2181:
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2175:
2174:
2172:
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2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2145:
2143:
2137:
2136:
2134:
2133:
2128:
2123:
2117:
2115:
2111:
2110:
2108:
2107:
2102:
2096:
2094:
2090:
2089:
2087:
2086:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2051:
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2038:
2036:
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1989:
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1965:
1960:
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1940:
1935:
1930:
1925:
1920:
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1910:
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1895:
1890:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1761:
1756:
1751:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1675:
1673:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
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1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
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1589:
1587:
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1582:
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1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
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1544:
1538:
1537:
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1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1442:Ivan Tsarevich
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1412:Đerzelez Alija
1409:
1404:
1399:
1393:
1391:
1385:
1384:
1382:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1360:
1358:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1323:
1311:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1262:
1250:
1244:
1242:
1240:Pseudo-deities
1236:
1235:
1233:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1190:
1184:
1182:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1117:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
987:Lada mythology
984:
979:
974:
958:
946:
941:
936:
931:
925:
923:
917:
916:
909:
908:
901:
894:
886:
880:
879:
868:
861:
852:
849:
846:
845:
832:
819:
804:
794:(in Bulgarian)
779:
766:
757:"The Samodiva"
747:
703:
670:
669:
667:
664:
637:
634:
633:
632:
621:
618:Hadzhi Dimitar
605:
602:
601:
600:
590:
573:
572:
560:
557:
524:
521:
511:Much like the
491:
488:
445:
442:
436:
435:
386:
384:
377:
371:
368:
312:
309:
300:
297:
284:
281:
194:
193:
176:
175:
145:
143:
136:
129:
128:
83:
81:
74:
69:
43:
42:
40:
33:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2997:
2986:
2983:
2981:
2978:
2976:
2973:
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2958:
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2760:
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2757:
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2746:
2739:
2736:
2733:
2730:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2716:
2715:
2714:Völundarkviða
2711:
2710:
2708:
2705:
2702:
2699:
2696:
2693:
2690:
2687:
2685:(East Slavic)
2684:
2681:
2678:
2675:
2672:
2668:
2665:
2662:
2659:
2656:
2653:
2649:
2646:
2645:
2643:
2640:
2639:
2637:
2631:
2625:
2622:
2621:
2619:
2615:
2611:
2604:
2599:
2597:
2592:
2590:
2585:
2584:
2581:
2570:
2565:
2559:
2556:
2554:
2553:Book of Veles
2551:
2550:
2548:
2544:
2538:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2529:
2527:
2523:
2517:
2514:
2512:
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2497:
2495:
2492:
2490:
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2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
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2457:
2455:
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2451:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2441:
2439:
2435:
2423:
2420:
2419:
2418:
2417:Saint Eustace
2415:
2411:
2408:
2407:
2406:
2403:
2399:
2396:
2395:
2394:
2391:
2389:
2386:
2382:
2379:
2378:
2377:
2376:Saint Vlasius
2374:
2370:
2369:Saint Nedelya
2367:
2366:
2365:
2362:
2358:
2355:
2353:
2350:
2349:
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2341:
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2336:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2319:
2316:
2315:
2314:
2311:
2309:
2308:Ognyena Maria
2306:
2305:
2303:
2299:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2285:
2283:
2280:
2278:
2275:
2274:
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2239:
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2227:
2224:
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2203:
2201:
2198:
2196:
2193:
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2188:
2186:
2183:
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2180:
2176:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2146:
2144:
2142:
2138:
2132:
2129:
2127:
2124:
2122:
2121:Creation myth
2119:
2118:
2116:
2112:
2106:
2103:
2101:
2098:
2097:
2095:
2091:
2085:
2082:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2054:Bald Mountain
2052:
2050:
2047:
2046:
2044:
2040:
2034:
2031:
2029:
2026:
2024:
2021:
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2011:
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1984:
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1949:
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1944:
1941:
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1936:
1934:
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1929:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1916:
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1909:
1906:
1904:
1901:
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1884:
1881:
1879:
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1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1854:
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1849:
1846:
1844:
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1831:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1783:Chervona Ruta
1780:
1777:
1775:
1772:
1770:
1767:
1765:
1762:
1760:
1757:
1755:
1752:
1750:
1747:
1745:
1742:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
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1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1676:
1674:
1670:
1664:
1663:Water spirits
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1588:
1586:Place spirits
1584:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1554:
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1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1477:Milan Toplica
1475:
1473:
1472:Mila Gojsalić
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1437:Ivan Kosančić
1435:
1433:
1432:Ilya Muromets
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1407:Damned Jerina
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1390:
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1380:
1377:
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1022:Lel and Polel
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460:Gentiana Alba
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2617:Main article
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2100:Axe of Perun
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1550:Unquiet dead
1507:Prince Marko
1482:Miloš Obilić
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2894:Adaptations
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2768:King Kojata
2709:(Germanic)
2624:Swan maiden
2610:Swan maiden
2474:Levashovism
2393:Saint Peter
2255:(1120s–60s)
2247:Kievan Rus'
1779:Fern flower
1618:Lady Midday
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597:appearances
169:August 2018
2949:Categories
2903:(Noh play)
2782:(Portugal)
2776:(Scotland)
2748:Tale types
2695:Povitrulya
2671:Dai people
2511:Roerichism
2494:Sylenkoism
2469:Kandybaism
2454:Authentism
2388:Maslenitsa
2357:Uastyrdzhi
2292:Martenitsa
2259:Bogomilism
2178:Literature
2028:Maslenitsa
1993:Baba Marta
1943:Tintilinić
1893:Rozhanitsy
1868:Povitrulya
1833:Likhoradka
1749:Chuhaister
1719:Black Arab
1225:Rozhanitsy
1210:Mat Zemlya
1137:Svarozhits
934:Chernoglav
798:2023-04-10
666:References
624:Elin Pelin
534:Yugoslavia
360:Macedonian
299:Appearance
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2913:Swan Lake
2909:(fantasy)
2859:(Denmark)
2857:Maid Lena
2464:Ivanovism
2459:Bazhovism
2398:Donbettyr
2253:Pomerania
2164:Ukrainian
2079:Lukomorye
1888:Raskovnik
1863:Płanetnik
1774:Dziwożona
1709:Berehynia
1699:Baš Čelik
1689:Baba Yaga
1522:Svyatogor
1379:Shamanism
1248:Chislobog
1085:Perperuna
1075:Rugiaevit
742:2392-2400
642:Bulgarian
418:June 2018
389:does not
321:Belasitsa
283:Etymology
268:found in
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161:talk page
99:verifying
56:talk page
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2882:(Russia)
2853:(Sweden)
2847:(Serbia)
2835:(Arabic)
2827:Manohara
2821:Chilseok
2815:Tanabata
2770:(Slavic)
2764:(Russia)
2720:Brunhild
2707:Valkyrie
2703:(Greece)
2689:Samodiva
2679:(Persia)
2644:(India)
2282:Zagovory
2229:Bulgaria
2141:Folklore
2023:Marzanna
2018:Kostroma
1973:Werewolf
1948:Topielec
1913:Shishiga
1903:Samodiva
1858:Nocnitsa
1818:Koshchei
1813:Karzełek
1788:Firebird
1744:Chernava
1724:Błędnica
1684:Alkonost
1672:Entities
1653:Vodyanoy
1613:Dvorovoy
1598:Bolotnik
1567:Kikimora
1562:Drekavac
1402:Burislav
1142:Svetovit
1080:Pereplut
1065:Radegast
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761:Liternet
629:Samodiva
549:Thracian
364:Patelevo
341:Bulgaria
333:Rhodopes
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2817:(Japan)
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2663:(Japan)
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2532:Fantasy
2504:Ynglism
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2340:Uacilla
2235:Bohemia
2223:Moravia
2159:Serbian
2154:Russian
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2008:Koliada
1933:Stricha
1923:Strzyga
1898:Rusalka
1883:Rahmans
1873:Psoglav
1808:Ispolin
1798:Gamayun
1769:Dukljan
1754:Cikavac
1739:Bukavac
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1648:Polevik
1643:Ovinnik
1638:Moryana
1608:Domovoy
1487:Misizla
1343:Voloska
1314:Pogvizd
1215:Moryana
1205:Koliada
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1843:Meduza
1823:Krsnik
1803:Indrik
1793:Gagana
1658:Shubin
1628:Boruta
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1502:Popiel
1462:Libuše
1374:Zhrets
1369:Volkhv
1364:Vedmak
1326:Troyan
1292:Kupala
1132:Svarog
1100:Pogoda
1037:Podaga
1012:Hennil
1007:Yarilo
997:Mokosh
992:Morana
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1577:Upiór
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