Rokita (folklore)

Rokita is a devil in Polish folklore,[1] that is said to inhabit the gateways to the underworld, including the wetlands, forests, and the insides of old willow trees.[2] In some local tales, he is seen as an equivalent of Leshy.[3]

References
  1. "Demonologia słowiańska". satanorium.pl (in Polish).
  2. Aleksander Brückner, Mitologia słowiańska i polska, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Warsaw, 1980.
  3. "Boruta. Słownik polskiej bajki ludowej". bajka.umk.pl (in Polish).
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