Mamona

Mamona

Mamona (sometimes also "Mamuna") is a synonym for Mammon - demon described in New Testament as a demon of wealth and greed. In the Slavic mythology Mamona was a wild female spirit of the forest or the mountains. She resembled such nature goddesses as Artemis and is said to lead one down the wrong path, literally and figuratively. She was a servant of goddess Dziewona.

Currently, the word "mamona" is used figuratively and derogatory in the Polish language as a synonym to money. This, however, has biblical origins, see Mammon.

In Portuguese, the word "mamona" is the name for the seed of the castor oil plant.

In Spanish, Mamona is used to describe someone who is annoying (usually female)

ee also

* Slavic mythology


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