Strzyga
Sign in to savethumb|, an artistic vision by Filip Gutowski. Excerpt from The Sarmatian Bestiarium by Janek Sielicki ' (, plural: strzygi, masculine: strzygoń), sometimes translated as striga', (which is also the Latin term for it) is usually a female demon in Slavic mythology, which stems from the mythological Strix of ancient Rome and ancient Greece. The demon is similar to a vampire, and is predominantly found in Polish and Silesian folklore.
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- Etymology and origin
- Beliefs
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- See also
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thumb|, an artistic vision by Filip Gutowski. Excerpt from The Sarmatian Bestiarium by Janek Sielicki ' (, plural: strzygi, masculine: strzygoń), sometimes translated as striga', (which is also the Latin term for it) is usually a female demon in Slavic mythology, which stems from the mythological Strix of ancient Rome and ancient Greece. The demon is similar to a vampire, and is predominantly found in Polish and Silesian folklore.
== Etymology and origin == According to Aleksander Brückner, the word is derived from Strix, Latin for owl and a bird-like creature which fed on human flesh and blood in Roman and Greek mythology. Hungarian sztriga, the Albanian shtriga and are also cognate and related.