The Dvorovoi (Russian: Дворово́й) is a Slavic spirit of the courtyard. It was associated with a farmstead's grounds, cattle shed, and stable.[1] The dvorovoi is similar to the house spirit domovoi, though it was less benevolent.[2] A dvorovoi was considered more dangerous than a domovoi as it could pose a threat to livestock, particularly animals with white fur.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Dixon-kennedy, Mike (1998). Encyclopedia of Russian & Slavic myth and legend. ABC-CLIO. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-57607-130-4.
- ^ a b Parker, Janet; Mills, Alice; Stanton, Julie (2007). Mythology: Myths, Legends and Fantasies. Struik. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-77007-453-8.
Bibliography
- Apollon Korinfsky Михайлов день // Народная Русь : Круглый год сказаний, поверий, обычаев и пословиц русского народа. — М.: Издание книгопродавца М. В. Клюкина, 1901. — С. 468–474. (in Russian)
- Sergey Maximov Домовой-дворовой // Нечистая, неведомая и крестная сила. — СПб.: Товарищество Р. Голике и А. Вильворг, 1903. — С. 44–48. (in Russian)
- Plotnikova, A. (1995). N. I. Tolstoy (ed.). Slavyanskie drevnosti. Etnolingvisticheskiy slovar Славянские древности: Этнолингвистический словарь [Slavic antiquity. Ethnolinguistic dictionary] (in Russian). 1. The Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow: Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya. pp. 215–217. ISBN 5-7133-0704-2.