Stuhać

Demonic creature in Serbian mythology

Stuhać (Serbian: Стухаћ) is a demonic mythical creature in Serbian mythology, recorded in Herzegovina.[1] Though its name is similar with zduhać, there is no actual similarity.

Stuhać lives in high mountains and barren areas; how it looks is not described, however, it is known that it wears clutters made of human ligaments on its legs, so that it would not slip on mountain precipices.[1] If its clutter broke, he would pull ligaments from someone's legs to make new one.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Š. Kulišić; P. Ž. Petrović; N. Pantelić (1970). "Стухаћ". Српски митолошки речник (in Serbian). Belgrade: Nolit. p. 278.
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Notes: H historicity of the deity is dubious; F functions of the deity are unclear.


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