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This section contains information about phenomena that are generally believed to have a supernatural, mystical nature, and the very existence of which is currently in doubt.Phenomena Hierarchy

Palyasya

Added	Thu, 08/11/2018
Hierarchy	Phenomena Неизвестные существа Spirits Духи-хранители Паляся
Другие названия	Palyakha Field Mother Field mistress Polyakha
Область распространения	Belarus
Характерные признаки	→ → →
Sources	bestiary.us

In the folklore of Belarus and the north-west of Russia, the female spirit of the field. She looks like an ordinary woman with her hair down. They turn to her to save or return lost cattle. Can turn into a bird.

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