Loima

In Belarusian mythology, the treacherous forest or swamp spirit is exclusively female.

This evil spirit in the form of a terrible woman with loose hair. The creatures lived in swamps, attached themselves to men, could steal a child from a mother, and instead throw their clumsy. It was believed that in this case it was necessary to bring rods and start beating the child of Loima. Then Loima will come back for her child, return the human and say: "I swaddled yours like that, and you beat mine."

The name echoes the names of similar Lithuanian perfumes — "laume" and "lime".