Published on November 11, 2018
Gul-yabani
- Biaban-gul
- The hum of the evoni
- Gulbiaban
- Gulyabani
- Guli-yabans
Regions of expansion
Türkiye
Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Description
In the mythologies of Turks, Azerbaijanis, Kirghiz, Tajiks, an evil spirit living in the steppe or in a cemetery and scaring night travelers.
Gulyabani (Azerbaijani. Qulyabani — "werewolf", from Arabic. hum — "monster-demon", from Persian. yaban — "desert") — werewolf, the lowest evil spirit in the representation of Azerbaijanis (gul-yabans, guli-yabans, biaban-guli), Turks, Kirghiz (gulbiaban), Tajiks (gul, gul-evoni).
According to the beliefs of Azerbaijanis, he has the features of a werewolf, likes to ride a horse at night, tangles her mane, if you catch him and stick a needle in the collar of his clothes, he will work for a person, but will do the opposite. He is hairy and huge (3-4 meters in height), at night he whistles shrilly.
