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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, but does not cover Hungarian mythology .1 Dacian mythology
1.1 Dacian and Thracian gods
- Zamolxis (Zalmoxe) - prophet, god - subterranean
- Gebeleizis - ultimate god - heavenly
- Bendis - the goddess of moon, forests and magic
- Derzelas
- Kotys - mother goddess
- Heros - (Herous, Horus) the horseman god
- Vesta (Hestia) - god of flames and fireplace
1.2 Places/Concepts
2 Romanian Folklore
2.1 Personages
- Balaur
- Baba Dochia
- Capcaun
- Ileana Cosânzeana
- Fat-Frumos
- Luceafar - possibly similar to Lucifer
- Muma Padurii
- Somolonari
- Sânziana (or Dragaica)
- Spiridu
- Stafie - similar to Ghost
- StrigoiIn Romanian mythology, strigoi (same form both singular and plural) are the evil souls of the dead rising from the tombs during the night to haunt the neighbourhood. The name is derived from "a striga", which means in Romanian "to yell", which is also cog
- Uriaş - similar to Giant
- Ursitoare
- Vasilisc - similar to BasiliskA basilisk (from the Greek basileus a king) is a mythical reptile, reputed to be king of serpents, which is supposed to have the power of causing death by look alone. According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk is a small snake th
- Zâna
- Zburator
- Zorila
- ZmeuIn Romanian mythology the "Zmeu" is a creature similar to the dragon ("balaur" in Romanian folklore, although this is not a direct translation). It appears in the sky and spits fire. It has a magical precious stone on its head that shines like the sun.
2.2 Myths
- Mioria
- Meterul ManoleIn Romanian mythology, Mesterul Manole is the architect of the Curtea de Arges Monastery in Wallachia. His wife was built between the walls of the church, and, after the building was finished, he was forced by the ruler Radu Voda to jump off the roof of h
2.3 Places
- Apa SâmbeteiApa Sambetei generally means "for nothing", to no result, or that what you have done was destroyed or is rendered useless after you finish it.
- Apa VieIn Romanian mythology, Apa Vie means the water from which heroes drink so that they come back to life after healing their wounds. Apa moarta is a poisonous water that kills the one who drinks it. Romanian mythology./Apa Moarta
2.4 Romanian myths part of international culture
See also: Romanian culture
Romanian mythology
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