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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

Stryga

Added	Thu, 08/11/2018
Hierarchy	Phenomena Неизвестные существа Летающие существа Стрыга
Другие названия	Strziga Striga Shtriga Strigon
Область распространения	Greece Bulgaria Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovakia Romania Moldova Ukraine Poland Czech Republic
Характерные признаки	→ → → → → → →
Sources	bestiary.us ru.wikipedia.org

Stryga (striga, strigon; Polish. strzyga, strziga, strzygoń from Lat. strix, etc.-Greek. στρίξ, στρίγξ "vampire owl").

In the Western Slavic and Carpathian-Balkan mythologies, a witch, an undead, a ghoul drinking human blood. It is believed that many legends about vampires grew out of this myth. Can turn into a bird. It feeds on vital energy.

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