Talk:Mora (mythology)

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Copied with specific permission from [1]. silsor 04:21, Jan 4, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Another meaning

I would also to mention that the Slavic word "mora" also has another meaning. In some parts of ex-Yugoslavia (mostly Bosnia and Serbia-Montenegro), people also believed in "more". More (pr. moh-reh) were said to be visions that afflicted people when they were between the "san" world and the "yava" world. These mora would appear as real people (mostly men) and would attempt to kill -either by choking or some form of suffication- the victim while they lay in bed. Of course, these visions weren't real, they were more likely products of sleep depravation or some form of sleep paralysis. According to some Serbian people I talked to, if you manage to grab your moru(e) (well if you're not paralysed with fear that is) you will see what or WHO is tormenting you in the yava (concious) world!

This interpretation is purely based on word-of-mouth school of citation. That is, it does not come from any of the following: text, journal, book, encyclopedia, etc.... It is not copyrighted work. It is simply an opinion and a belief that many Serbian and some Bosnian people share. I talked to a lot of people about this since while there, I experienced a mora myself!

Any further info, either a personal experience or actual text mentioning more is very much appreciated. Thanks.

This comment is provided by Anavi Liv.

You should add this kind of information to the article page, and not hide it here on the talk page where no one will find it. --Salleman 06:42, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

Does sound like a hag ghost. Didn't come across it when reading Devereux, but as you say is more hypnogogic and like sleep paralysis. Perhaps your information could be put there with a link to Mora (mythology) as well, or the other way around. I'd like to see a page with information about the san and yava worlds.Julia Rossi 01:47, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] In Slovak

mora, mura

1. demonic creature, according to superstition, annoying/molesting people during the sleep (metaphoric use for bad dream, nightmare)

2. name of different bows (zool. Noctua, Amathes etc.)

Mora. Short Dictionary of Slovak Language, Slovak Academy of Sciences. Retrieved on 2005-02-07, 2005.

--Webpilot 11:26, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] sigh.

I've seen plenty of generaly Slavic (!) mythology articles hijacked to make it look like the article matter was strictly Polish, but to hijack an article on a fiend that in various forms and variations can be found all throughout Europe (not only the Slavic part), as this article tentatively admits after the misguiding opening, is ridiculous. Can we please stop with this Polish nationalism bullshit? I don't have the will nor strength to fight this on a large scale, but I will just the header for this article. TomorrowTime (talk) 19:01, 23 April 2008 (UTC)