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Cikavac (Serbian pronunciation: [tsikavats]) is a mythical creature in Serbian mythology, imagined as a winged animal (a bird) with long beak and a sack.[1]
A cikavac could be acquired by taking an egg from a black hen, which would then be carried by a woman under her armpit for 40 days, during which time one would not confess, cut nails, wash face or pray.[1] The cikavac would then suck honey from others' beehives and milk of others' cattle, and bring it to the owner; it would fulfill any owner's wish, and also enable its owner to understand the animal language.[1]
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Slavic mythology Major gods Other gods Legendary heroes Magical creatures and plants Alkonost • Cikavac • Firebird • Fern flower-Chervona Ruta • Gamayun • Ispolin • Kolobok • Raskovnik • Simargl • Sirin • Ved • ZmeySpirits and demons Ala • Baba Yaga • Bagiennik • Bauk • Black Arab • Bannik • Bies • Blud • Boginki • Bukavac • Chort • Dola • Domovoi • Drekavac • Dukljan • German • Damned Jerina • Karzełek • Kikimora • Koschei • Lady Midday • Leshy • Likho • Likhoradka • Ovinnik • Polevik • Psoglav • Rusalka • Shishiga • Samodiva • Skrzak • Solovey-Razboynik • Stuhać • Sudice • Topielec • Vampir • Vesna • Vila • Vodyanoy • ZduhaćOther Films based on Slavic mythology • Polish folk beliefs • Russian traditions and superstitions • Serbian folk astronomy • Ukrainian folklore • Book of VelesCategories:- Slavic legendary creatures
- Legendary birds
- Serbian folklore
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