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.

10/20/2013

Fenjeri

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 In the decades before WWII some chroniclers recorded unusual phenomena in various parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Certain glowing forms a...
10/02/2013

Al Karisi

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Alkarisi (or Al Karisi) are female Jinn which are according to Bosnian mythology connected to pregnant women and women at childbirth. It ...

Azrail

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From all of the angels in Bosnian mythology only Azrail took the most intricate place because of the role which was given to him by Allah a...
9/22/2013

Bogomil story

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Bosnian story about Did Adža is actually an old Bogomil story about life and death and Did Adža is nothing more than a Bogomil priest. H...
9/16/2013

Rahimino turbe

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The legend from Srebrenik mentions that in the village Sladna Rahima (Raha) lived, an extremely pious woman with a big heart who didn't...

Four books of power

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According to legend in the time of king Solomon, there was a large number of magical books whose content revealed ways in which humans can ...
9/09/2013

Hudam

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In the tradition of the Bosnian folk a belief in special type of spiritual beings has been retained, these beings were called hudami . It...
8/20/2013

Flowers that smell like sorrow

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Bosnian lily (Lilium bosniacum) is a flower of Bosnia and Bosnian people. Extraordinarily beautiful flower, dignified, all in golden-yello...

Utve with golden wings or Utve zlatokrile

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In Bosnian mythology mystical being are mentioned and described as half women half bird which has golden wings. They are called utve with...

Ramo and Bajro

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Ramo and Bajro are two mythological characters which represent the month of Ramadan and the holiday of Eid (Bajram), to whom the imaginatio...
8/18/2013

Fairies of Bosnian mythology

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If some faeries take particular care of a human, that then means that he carries a deeper connection to their world. Such persons shall st...

Red faery (Crvena vila)

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She usually appears around sunset. They usually sit in an alley or next to a road combing her long red hair. The one who meets her can be ...

Bosnian faery (Bosanska vila)

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She is a girl with golden hair and luscious bosom. She wears a long white gown whose edges are sown through with a golden thread. In her h...

Mountain faery (vila Planinka)

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She is a faery that has a garland of flowers in her hair. She wears a long dress and sometimes she holds a walking stick in her hand. She ...

Forest faery (Gorska vila)

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She is among the oldest faeries and she is often called the mother of faeries. It is considered that Golden faery is her daughter which in...

Faery queen Golden (kraljica vila Zlatna)

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She is the mistress of all Bosnian faeries. She lives in large thick forests and always moves in the company of her subjects. At night, es...
8/12/2013

Water faery (Vodena vila)

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She is the guardian of all springs and it is believed that humans can suddenly fall ill if he walks next to a spring during night or if he...

Black faery (Crna vila)

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She is also called which-faery since she appears in the form of a dark shadow especially around the time of holidays Beltaine (May) and S...
7/03/2013

Holly herbs of Bosnian paganism

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Visibaba (Galanthus) since ancient times among the Bosnian folk this herb is named Baba or Grandma which alluded to dedication of this sp...
6/26/2013

Bosnian Fairy

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  Herbs for magic but also for healing is infrequently grown in the gardens if the witches since they believe that the largest magic c...
6/24/2013

Cult of the mother goddess in Bosnia

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The existence of the cult of the large mother is found in the Stone Age. She was considered to be the mother of humans and gods and her cu...
6/16/2013

Mujo Hrnjica

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                                              Dear God, who was that hero?                                              It was Mujo Hrn...
6/02/2013

In the footsteps of the Bosnian sun god

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The human species inhabited the Balkan area a million years ago, at that age the remnants of humans found in the caves of Šandalj next to P...
5/24/2013

Three demons of love

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According to folk belief there are three stars/demons that appear after sunset, if the sky is clear without clouds. Demon stars move around...

Sky rooster

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In Bosnian mythology there is mention of a large white rooster living in the sky, he is the king of all rooster on earth. When he crows at ...
4/20/2013

Bosnian Illyrians: cult of snake

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As a religious and national symbol of the Illyrians the snake was present in numerous folk beliefs and practices around Bosnia and Herzeg...

Mythology of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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According to scientific definition, mythology is a science that studies stories of fantastic content whose heroes are various gods and go...

Mubarećija

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Plague is considered to be a female demon amongst the folk. It is called Mubarećija (euphemism, which means lucky) and it is described a...

Naletnjak

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Naletnjak is one kind of Jinn in Bosnia who possesses the power of transformation. He is very adaptable and he can pass through the smal...
4/08/2013

Barefaced Man

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Figure of Bosnian folk tales and mythology. The Barefaced Man, ćosa or ćosav ,  is a wily and artful figure, and, often as a portent of ev...
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...
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