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Shulikuns

Added	Fri, 09/11/2018
Hierarchy	Phenomena Неизвестные существа Водные существа Шуликуны
Другие названия	Kuleshata Kuleshi Shilikuns Shilikhany Shilyhany Slickers Shulyukuns
Область распространения	Russia
Характерные признаки	→ → → → → → Place → Reservoir
Sources	mifolog.ru ru.wikipedia.org bestiary.us

In Russian folklore, creatures coming out of the ice hole. These little men, appearing in flocks at Christmas, harming people and disappearing with the end of this period. They are probably restless spirits.

They have pointed cone-shaped heads, with which they hammer holes in the ice to get to the ground, as well as hooves. Fire bursts from their mouths.

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