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Bagiennik was the name of water demons in the Slavic mythology. The were akin to the bathhouse spirit Bannik. they were subjected to Wąda, lady of the lakes and the shallow streams, also known as the Queen of the Underwater Lawns. Problems The Pagan ideas have went into the wind, Poland is now a very large Catholic Populous. ... Bannik is the Bathhouse Spirit in Slavic mythology. ...


The Bagenniks lived in the deep of lakes and rivers. They were capable to emit a oily substance from the nostrils, which were located between the eyes or on the forehead: this substance was so hot to burn the ones it hit, but was also provided with notable healing capabilities for what concerned rheumas, deep wounds, indigestion, heart illnesses and even infertility.


The presence of bagienniks could be detected by the bubbles on the water surface, or by its darker and muddy colour.



 
 

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