Aitvaras

This article is about spirit. For military unit, see Lithuanian Special Operations Force.

Aitvaras is a goblin[1] in Lithuanian mythology.[2] It is also known by other names, such as Kaukas, Pūkis, Damavykas, Sparyžius, Koklikas, Gausinėlis, Žaltvikšas, and Spirukas. Aitvaras is identical to the Latvian Pūkis. An Aitvaras looks like a white or black rooster with a fiery tail (meteorite). An Aitvaras may hatch from an egg of a 9- to 15-year-old rooster. If the Aitvaras dies, he becomes a spark.

In many cases, this Lithuanian creature is described as a bird[3] and the appearance of a dragon outdoors.[4] An Aitvaras will lodge itself in a house and will most often refuse to leave. It brings both good and bad luck to the inhabitants of the house. Aitvaras provide their adopted home with stolen gold and grain, often getting the household into trouble. According to many, an Aitvaras can be purchased from the devil - the price being that person's soul.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gerald James Larson; C. Scott Littleton; Jaan Puhvel (1974). Myth in Indo-European Antiquity. University of California Press. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-520-02378-9.
  2. ↑ Evans Lansing Smith, Ph.D.; Nathan Robert Brown (1 July 2008). The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythology. DK Publishing. pp. 255–. ISBN 978-1-101-04716-3.
  3. ↑ Joe Nigg (1984). A Guide to the Imaginary Birds of the World. Apple-wood Books. ISBN 978-0-918222-55-8.
  4. ↑ Brian Froud (15 October 1998). Good Faeries Bad Faeries. Simon and Schuster. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-684-84781-8.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.