Bukavac

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Bukavac is a demonic mythical creature in Serbian mythology; belief about it existed in Srem^[1].

Bukavac was sometimes imagined as a six-legged monster with gnarled horns^[1]. He lives in lakes and big pools, coming out of the water during the night making big noise (hence the name: Serbian buka - noise), jumping onto people and animals and strangling them^[1].

[edit] See also

• Drekavac
• Myling

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[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Š. Kulišić; P. Ž. Petrović, N. Pantelić [1970]. "Букавац", Српски митолошки речник (in Serbian). Belgrade: Nolit, 48.