The Dvorovoi (russian: Дворово́й) is a
Slavic spirit of the courtyard. It was associated with a farmstead's grounds, cattle shed, and stable.
The dvorovoi is similar to the house spirit
domovoi
In the Slavic religious tradition, Domovoy ( Russian: Домово́й, literally "he oneof the household"; also spelled ''Domovoi'', ''Domovoj'', and known as pl, Domowik or Serbian and ua, Домовик, translit=domovyk) is the household ...
, though it is less benevolent.
A dvorovoi is considered more dangerous than a domovoi as it could pose a threat to
livestock
Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animal ...
, particularly animals with white fur.
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References
Bibliography
* Apollon Korinfsky
Apollon Apollonovich Korinfsky (russian: Аполлон Аполлонович Коринфский, 29 August 1868, — 12 January 1937) was a Russian poet, journalist, writer, translator and memoirist.
Biography
Korinfsky was born in Simbirsk t ...
Михайлов день
' // Народная Русь : Круглый год сказаний, поверий, обычаев и пословиц русского народа. — М.: Издание книгопродавца М. В. Клюкина, 1901. — С. 468–474.
* Sergey Maximov
Домовой-дворовой
' // Нечистая, неведомая и крестная сила. — СПб.: Товарищество Р. Голике и А. Вильворг, 1903. — С. 44–48.
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Slavic tutelary deities
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