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This article on Romanian mythology covers both the mythology traditional to the Romanian people and to certain earlier civilizations that occupied the same geographic area, and whom the ethnic Romanians tend to claim either as spiritual or as more literal ancestors. Thus it covers Dacian and Thracian gods, elements of Roman mythology, and Norse Mythology, but does not cover Hungarian mythology.

Contents 1 Dacian and Thracian gods 2 Places/concepts 3 Personages 4 Myths 5 Heroes 6 Places 7 Romanian myths part of international culture 8 Rituals 9 Fairy tales

[edit] Dacian and Thracian gods

• Zalmoxis (Zamolxe) - prophet, god - subterranean
• Gebeleizis - ultimate god - heavenly
• Bendis - the goddess of moon, forests and magic (associated with Diana, Artemis)
• Derzelas
• Kotys - mother goddess
• Heros - (Herous, Horus) the horseman god
• Vesta (Hestia) - goddess of flames and fireplace

[edit] Places/concepts

• Kogaion (holy mountain)

[edit] Personages

• Baba Dochia
• Balaur (a type of dragon)
• Baubau, variant form Babau (similar to the Bogeyman)
• Căpcăun (an ogre)
• Căţelul Pământului
• Fata Pădurii
• Ileana Cosânzeana
• Iele
• Luceafăr - similar to Lucifer
• Moroi (a type of vampire)
• Moşul (the old man)
• Muma Pădurii
• Pricolici (a werewolf or demon)
• Rohmani (or Blajini)
• Samca
• Solomonari
• Sânziana (or Drăgaică)
• Spiriduş
• Stafie - similar to Ghost
• Strigoi (a vampire or zombie)
• Uniilă (a devil )
• Uriaş - similar to Giant
• Ursitoare - similar to the Fates
• Vasilisc - similar to Basilisk
• Vâlva
• Vântoase (spirits of the wind)
• Vârcolac (werewolf or goblin)
• Zână (fairy)
• Zburător
• Zorilă
• Zmeu

[edit] Myths

• Mioriţa
• Meşterul Manole (Manole the Craftsman)

[edit] Heroes

• Ber-Căciulă
• Doamna Neaga
• Făt-Frumos
• Ileana Cosânzeana
• Greuceanu
• Iovan Iorgovan
• Ler Imparat
• Luana
• Baba Novac

[edit] Places

• Apa Sâmbetei
• Apa Vie/Apa Moartă
• Sorbul Pǎmântului

[edit] Romanian myths part of international culture

• Vampire - Blood-drinking vampires are not part of Romanian mythology, but are widely associated with Romania (and, in particular, Transylvania) due to Bram Stoker's Dracula. See strigoi and moroi, which are more phantom- or wizard-like creatures.
• Werewolf (Vârcolac)
• Shobolon - A giant rat similar to the SA capybara. Rural Romanian mythology attributes the Shobolon human characteristics.

[edit] Rituals

• Paparuda

[edit] Fairy tales

• "The Boys with the Golden Stars"

See also: Romanian culture, Romanian folklore, Dacian mythology