Likho: Puzzling And Persistent Demon Of Mischief In Slavic Mythology

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among many fascinating supernatural beings known to the Slavic people is puzzling Likho (in Polish: ‘licho’), a demonic, one-eyed evil woman.

Was it a demon or an evil deity? No one knows today, but it is important that Likho’s evil deeds have always been feared and never ignored because her mischief could affect anyone.

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Based on stories of those who met this mysterious, walking disaster, Likho was an ugly, skinny woman with one eye in the middle of her forehead, which could destroy everything that it was looking at.

Other witnesses describe Likho as a little devil, a shaggy, burdensome malicious creature living in the forests and fields, often responsible only for small mischief such as loosening the blade ax, breaking plates, or hiding household items much less harmful than those of the one-eyed woman. The one-eyed female demon – Likho – was particularly fond of ruining human happiness.

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