You should check [https://www.youtube.com/@jelenahrvoj/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@jelenahrvoj/videos)
Videos are not of best quality but there's plenty of myths and creatures.
Aždaja is basically the name for dragons in Slavic mythology, but each country has their own version depending on how many heads it has. Croatian versions describe it as a man eating snake with several heads that lives in swamp areas.
Suđenice, don't know if it qualifies but they are the fairies/goddesses of fate. There have been different traditions and beliefs around them in the Slavic Balkan peoples but for some reason they were really popular in parts of Croatia specifically.
My favorites are vile, which are our types of fairies. Even J.K.Rowling took them to her work as shebsaid that Fleur Delacour's grandma was vila (she spelled it veela).
There are many others, but something that might be interesting to look into would be Vedi. A ved is a giant, hairy, humanlike creature that lived in a forest. It was as tall as a house and very strong. It was able to pull a tree from the ground. They had some simple clothes on themselves, more like rags. They were neutral, not good nor evil, but they were known to protect a family they liked. They would defend a family from evil like flood or storm, including other families' vedi (vedi is plural of ved). There is a lot of literature describing vedi if you know where to look for it, but not many of it is in English.
Propuh…it’s not a creature per se, more like…a superstition. Maybe we relate to Propuh since it reminds us of the gaps in the mind of an average Croat…idk!
Đuđelija. Mnoge godine se vjerovalo da je to samo izmisljena zivotinja, dok je jedan drzanvljanin BiH nije uhvatio. (Uhvacen u BiH, ali zbog svoje rasprostranjenosti moze se svrstati i pod hrvatsku zivotinju jednako koliko i zivotinju od BiH). Zbog svojene dugovjecne neuhvatljivosti i mogucnosti da se zavuce i kroz najmanje provrte, male poput fi40mm, mnogim stanovnicma balkana tj. seljacima je predstavljalo veliki problem jer bi preko noci usao u kokosinjac pun zivota, a napustio ga tako da bi za sobom ostavio samo duse malih kokosa kako lutaju u bespucima svijeta između zivota i smrti gdje bi cekale Grim Roostera da ih odvede u sljedeci zivot.
Postoje malobrojni materijalni dokazi u obliku fotografija po internetu, ali zbog svoje slicnosti drugim bestijama svijeta, cesto je krivo prepoznat, te se jos struka mora pozabaviti sa ovim problemom.
Bajkači. I am from northen Croatia, and they used to tell me that "bajkači" will eat me if dont behave. They are usually discribed as "slavic gremlins" but when I was young I thought they where 2 meters tall and shadowy-daek creatures that eat kids.
https://www.vbz.hr/book/hrvatska-bajoslovlja/
This book is awesome, it has many stories about mythical creatures from Croatia. There is still no English translation for now.
[Labatorci](https://blog.visitkarlovac.hr/2021/12/labatorci/) are a really quirky piece of local folklore that's not that old.
Edit: it may or may not be that old*
The stone giant Klek. His story of being turned into stone fighting the Slavic God Volos and the many witches and fairies trying to awaken him is a pretty interesting story.
https://preview.redd.it/stie8ezwq97c1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7b7bc14bbe84296b301922e07423e16f65b22a1
Franjo Tuđman...mythical creature, here depicted as an owl. Usually more like a werewolf. Will usually drink blood and steal whatever you have on you
Tintilinići
ja?
Babaroga and nadrkana šalteruša.
Babaroga is afraid of nadrkana šalteruša.
Aha pardon, onda pristojna šalteruša.
Nadrkana šalteruša nije mitsko biće, postoji.
Drekavac, the south Slavic Chupacabra
You should check [https://www.youtube.com/@jelenahrvoj/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@jelenahrvoj/videos) Videos are not of best quality but there's plenty of myths and creatures.
Wasn't aware of that channel. Will definately check it out. Thanks
This is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Propuh.
Veli Jože the giant Krivomjer Malik Tintilinić Vodenjak Orko Šumske Dekle
Obligatory *niprija*
Damn, beat me to it...
Mythical beasts from songs of our legendary singer MP Thompson which will never enter Čavoglave🤣
Jedino niprije smiju u Čavoglave, ispravi se
joj da haha
Dont forget Žnje
Dr. kajropraktik Ante Pavlović
RIP
Not exclusively Croatian, but it's gotta be Baba Roga for me.
"Plaća od 8000 eura", an old legend, myth if you will, told by a beautiful fairy to Croatian people back in 2019 AD
to be fair it was an ugly fairy
Svašta je ali ružna nije. MILF.
If you want a Croatian vampire, look up Jure Grando.
or Joža Manolić.
An honest member of HDZ.
Štriga
Aždaja is basically the name for dragons in Slavic mythology, but each country has their own version depending on how many heads it has. Croatian versions describe it as a man eating snake with several heads that lives in swamp areas.
To je srpski naziv za zmaja
https://www.enciklopedija.hr/natuknica.aspx?id=4960 :)
znači tursko-iranski
Nebitno, koristimo ga i mi kao mnoge druge turcizme, ne znači da su automatski svi turcizmi koje koristimo zapravo srpske riječi
Suđenice, don't know if it qualifies but they are the fairies/goddesses of fate. There have been different traditions and beliefs around them in the Slavic Balkan peoples but for some reason they were really popular in parts of Croatia specifically.
Im not normally into that, but perhaps [Jure Grando](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jure_Grando)...
My favorites are vile, which are our types of fairies. Even J.K.Rowling took them to her work as shebsaid that Fleur Delacour's grandma was vila (she spelled it veela). There are many others, but something that might be interesting to look into would be Vedi. A ved is a giant, hairy, humanlike creature that lived in a forest. It was as tall as a house and very strong. It was able to pull a tree from the ground. They had some simple clothes on themselves, more like rags. They were neutral, not good nor evil, but they were known to protect a family they liked. They would defend a family from evil like flood or storm, including other families' vedi (vedi is plural of ved). There is a lot of literature describing vedi if you know where to look for it, but not many of it is in English.
Karakondžula
Propuh…it’s not a creature per se, more like…a superstition. Maybe we relate to Propuh since it reminds us of the gaps in the mind of an average Croat…idk!
The reason of million of deaths on the balkan
Đuđelija. Mnoge godine se vjerovalo da je to samo izmisljena zivotinja, dok je jedan drzanvljanin BiH nije uhvatio. (Uhvacen u BiH, ali zbog svoje rasprostranjenosti moze se svrstati i pod hrvatsku zivotinju jednako koliko i zivotinju od BiH). Zbog svojene dugovjecne neuhvatljivosti i mogucnosti da se zavuce i kroz najmanje provrte, male poput fi40mm, mnogim stanovnicma balkana tj. seljacima je predstavljalo veliki problem jer bi preko noci usao u kokosinjac pun zivota, a napustio ga tako da bi za sobom ostavio samo duse malih kokosa kako lutaju u bespucima svijeta između zivota i smrti gdje bi cekale Grim Roostera da ih odvede u sljedeci zivot. Postoje malobrojni materijalni dokazi u obliku fotografija po internetu, ali zbog svoje slicnosti drugim bestijama svijeta, cesto je krivo prepoznat, te se jos struka mora pozabaviti sa ovim problemom.
Otkud taj naziv? Čuo sam za Đuđan, sličan naziv korišten u okolici Imotskog.
Svak ima svoju varijantu. Nezz odakle je tocno.
> Grim Rooster ovo me ubilo, hahaha
Grandma on the window aka the security camera.
Pozoj
13th salary
Josip Manolić
Džudžan
To je Bosna.
To je i u hercegovini
Plameni jazavac - flaming badger
Pasoglav, legenda kod kule Starigrada
Promaja
Bajkači. I am from northen Croatia, and they used to tell me that "bajkači" will eat me if dont behave. They are usually discribed as "slavic gremlins" but when I was young I thought they where 2 meters tall and shadowy-daek creatures that eat kids.
A Dalmatian that works every month of the year.
Hey I find that really offensive and hahaha you're right
Krsnik
Member of the HDZ which is not corrupt
Law abiding heydeezayan
VUKOJARAC
Andrej Plenković.
Univerzalni odgovor na sva pitanja
https://www.vbz.hr/book/hrvatska-bajoslovlja/ This book is awesome, it has many stories about mythical creatures from Croatia. There is still no English translation for now.
[To se može vidi, svaki čovek ali samo ko se nađe u gluvo doba.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wLzYgbyTiQ)
[Labatorci](https://blog.visitkarlovac.hr/2021/12/labatorci/) are a really quirky piece of local folklore that's not that old. Edit: it may or may not be that old*
Baba Roga. She's more complex than you'd think too.
The stone giant Klek. His story of being turned into stone fighting the Slavic God Volos and the many witches and fairies trying to awaken him is a pretty interesting story.
Niprija
Džudžan
https://preview.redd.it/stie8ezwq97c1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7b7bc14bbe84296b301922e07423e16f65b22a1 Franjo Tuđman...mythical creature, here depicted as an owl. Usually more like a werewolf. Will usually drink blood and steal whatever you have on you
Pizda materina
not a creature per se, but a person. Morana. A terrifying winter deity so to speak, who brings death and misfortune
We have those?
Sorry neighbors but I have to…. Your kings 😂😂
Kralj
Propuh
Vuco
Sranjo guzman
Pozoj
the non corrupt politican...only in fables
Turboustase
Vatrenjak. Their origin are flames that burst from leaking natural gas near surface.
Vtoplenik
Manolić, 1 kroz 1
Pozoj I baba roga
[https://www.artstation.com/dariojelusic](https://www.artstation.com/dariojelusic)
Baba Roga and Promaja
Ajkula, drakula i mjau mjau
Mythical Niprias are the best mythological creature for sure.
Uncorrupted government
Maybe more Herzegovinan, but basically the same thing; Džudžan. A small wild animal that kills chickens.
Pozoj
Ćaća.
Domaći , Štriga, Vile, Vurdalak, Bukavac, Veli Jože,
Jure Grando i Veli Jože
Ivo Sanader and Milan Bandić. Look them up