spirit · Bulgarian
Samodiva
Wild Maiden of the Mountains
Samodivi are wild female spirits of Bulgarian folklore who dance in moonlit clearings, guard springs, and know the healing herbs of the mountains.
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Bulgarian & Thracian Tradition
Wild mountain spirits and the Thracian moon huntress.
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goddess · Thracian / Bulgaria
Bendis
Thracian Huntress of the Moon
Bendis was a Thracian goddess of the moon and hunt honoured in the lands of present-day Bulgaria; her cult reached Athens, where the Bendideia torch race was held.
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