BOSNIAN MYTHOLOGY

Mythology of Bosnia and Herzegovina abounds with various external influences because of its geographical position but also its turbulent history which shaped the Bosnian spirit and imagination. In Bosnia both the East and West always manifested which is clearly evident through mythology where we come across interesting elements of both eastern and western beliefs.

3/25/2013

Mysterious Bosnia: Dragons

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Bosniak women - the women that gave birth to dragons   One of the most mysterious Bosnian traditions is the one about the birth of snije...
3/17/2013

Bosnian beliefs - Vampir or Lampir

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In Cazin and Velika Kladuša the folk believed that after death, in the afterlife, evil people turn into swine, cows and other animals whi...

Bosnian beliefs - SOUL

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According to Bosnian belief the soul is located inside the human body in the shape of an apple which is identical to the modern representa...
3/13/2013

Vukodlak or Werewolf

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Among the Bosnian folk the name Werewolf is often used for a vampire even though we are talking about two separate mythological beings. Ac...

Sibjan or Sibyan

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One of the most powerful female demons of the old Mesopotamia was Labartu, the daughter of god Anu, who as legends claim lived alongside m...

Drekovi

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A re wandering ghosts, who cause noise and racket, that's what influenced their name. Legends claim that these spirits are souls of fal...
3/10/2013

Bosnian snake cult

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The name Illyrian has a root "Illur" which means a snake. Even the mythical forefather of the Illyrians was depicted in the shap...

Cult of the god Bindu

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Ancient beliefs of the Illyrian tribes which inhabited Bosnia and Herzegovina remained present in folk beliefs, mostly connected to the c...

Folk Calendar

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The Bosnian national (agricultural) calendar spans back to the old era. The maker of the calendar is unknown. It is known that it was crea...

Pagan background of the folk calendar

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   As Christianity took over most of the pagan holidays and customs creating a cult of saints, in this analysis of ancient Bosnian calend...

Velika nebeska ptica

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In the past in Bosnia the custom to throw peelings from fruit into the fire in order to feed the celestial bird were honoured. It was con...

Lampir

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In Bosnia vampires are called lampir, lapir, lampijer, vukodlak or vukozlačina. It was believed that if a cat crosses over a deceased man...

Dobri

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 In Bosnia there is a legend about Šehidi (martyrs) and especially evlije, holy men, that they can help people even after they die and th...

Kolera or Cholera

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Cholera is considered to be a powerful demon of disease that usually comes at night, around midnight, in a carriage without horses and af...
3/09/2013

Did Adže

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Belief in this mythological being is characteristic for the south-western part of Bosnia, in Cazin-Velika Kladuša to be more exact, wher...

Mračne Havaje

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Among the Bosnian folk there is a belief that alongside the material world there is a spiritual world called Mračne Havaje. This belief is...

Cikavac or Squeaker

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Cikavac is a demonic creature which is created by a witch or an evil woman to serve her. The first egg given by a black chicken is taken a...
2/10/2013

BOSNIAN CULT OF THE SUN

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While the moon symbolised a goddess, the sun symbolised a god i.e. the male principle without which life could also not be possible. Accord...

Snakes inside a human being

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 All until the half of the past century in smaller places around Bosnia and Herzegovina it was believed that there were snakes that can ent...

Aždaha (Dragons)

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In the past Bosniaks believed in dragons, they described them as giant snakes with wings that were able to live both in the sky and on the ...

Bik Garonja

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Bik Garonja (Black Bull): old Bosniaks believed that the Earth rests on the back of a giant black bull. When the bull moves his ear th...

Stuhe

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In the past it was believed that stuhe or zduhači were male witches. They possessed magical powers and they were clairvoyant. They usuall...

Illyrians legend from Velika Kladuša

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Based upon the Greek legend Illyrius, progenitor of the Illyrians was a son of Polyphemus and Galatea and the brother of Celtus and Galas. I...
2/09/2013

Bosniaks - Illyrians

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Bosnian historian prof.dr.Enver Imamović, believes than the modern-day Bosniaks do not continue the lineage of any Slavic tribe, but rath...
2/06/2013

Bosniaks – Bogomils

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During the XII century, the Bogomils movement appeared in Bosnia which spread quickly and was accepted by most, its spread lasted until th...
2/03/2013

Witchcraft in Bosnia

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In accordance with the Old Bosnian believes the Moon Goddess manifested in two forms. The first form was celestial and the second one was...
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