Bukavac

Bukavac (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [bǔːkaʋat͡s]) is a demonic mythical creature in Slavic mythology.^[1] Belief in it existed in Syrmia.^[2]

Bukavac was sometimes imagined as a six-legged monster with gnarled horns and bright blue eyes. ^[2] It lives in lakes and pools, coming out of the water during the night to make a loud noise (hence the name: buka – noise). It would jump onto people and animals and strangle them.^[2]

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^ Bane, Theresa (10 January 2014). Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8894-0. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kulišić, Špiro; Petrović, Petar Ž.; Pantelić, Nikola (1970). "Bukavac" Букавац. Srpski Mitološki Rečnik Српски митолошки речник (in Serbian). Belgrade: Nolit. p. 48. OCLC 749044966.

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[1] Bane, Theresa (10 January 2014). Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8894-0. Retrieved 20 August 2025.

[SMR-2] Kulišić, Špiro; Petrović, Petar Ž.; Pantelić, Nikola (1970). "Bukavac" Букавац. Srpski Mitološki Rečnik Српски митолошки речник (in Serbian). Belgrade: Nolit. p. 48. OCLC 749044966.

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