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Kikimora

Kikimora is a female house spirit in Slavic mythology who can either be a “good” or “bad” spirit depend- ing on the behavior of the homeowner.

Kikimora is imagined as liv- ing in the house, behind the stove in the kitchen or in the cellar and one would usually notice her presence in the form of sounds made by a nibbling mouse.

It was believed that the Kikimora enters through the keyhole, sits on your chest while you sleep and tries to strangle you.

She was described as a very scary, ugly hunchbacked woman who is wearing clothes made of moss and grass. People believed that she scares people, leads travelers astray or takes away children.

In Slavic mythology, they are stunning but de- monized creatures, with beauty so unique that it’s beyond mortal’s imagi- nation, who come from women who drowned before they got married.