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Psoglav (Serbian Cyrillic: Псоглав, literally "doghead") is a demonic mythical creature in Balkan mythology; belief about it existed in parts of Bosnia and Montenegro. [1] Psoglav was described as having a human body with horse legs, a dog's head with iron teeth, and a single eye on the forehead.
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In the United States there are tales of dog-headed creatures, including the Michigan Dogman, [45] and the wolf-like Beast of Bray Road of Wisconsin. In Estonia, Koerakoonlane (literally 'dogsnouters') were part of mythology, as gathered by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald. The Wulver of Shetland in Scotland. Psoglav in Serbian mythology.
The text, which seems to have been considerably revised by later scribes, does mention "vampires and bereginyas" as the earliest creatures worshipped by the Slavs, even before the cult of Perun was introduced in their lands. No detail about "bereginyas" are given, affording a large field for speculations of every kind.
Psoglav, a one-eyed dog-headed monster in Serbian mythology Snallygaster , a one-eyed dragon-like creature said to inhabit the hills surrounding Washington, D.C. and Frederick County, Maryland Tepegoz , a one-eyed ogre in the Oghuz Turkish epic Book of Dede Korkut
Psoglav – Dog-headed monster; Psotnik – Mischievous spirit; Psychai – Butterfly-winged nymphs, daughters of Psyche; Psychopomp – Creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions who escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife; Púca – Shapeshifting animal spirit
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Slavic folklore encompasses the folklore of the Slavic peoples from their earliest records until today. Folklorists have published a variety of works focused specifically on the topic over the years.