Published on November 8, 2018
Stryga
- Strziga
- Striga
- Shtriga
- Strigon
Regions of expansion
Greece
Bulgaria
Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovakia
Romania
Moldova, Republic of
Ukraine
Poland
Czech Republic
Description
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.
