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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

Midday

Added	Thu, 08/11/2018
Hierarchy	Phenomena Неизвестные существа Spirits Полуденица
Другие названия	Midday Rye Rye
Область распространения	Belarus Ukraine Russia
Характерные признаки	→ → → → → → → → → → → → → Place →
Sources	drevnerus.ru bestiary.us ru.wikipedia.org

In Slavic mythology, the spirit of a hot noon overtakes those who, contrary to popular custom, work in the field at noon. They were presented as a girl in a white dress, with long hair, or as a shaggy old woman. It is considered the embodiment of sunstroke. It is capable of burning crops.

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