- Zburator
"Zburător" is a Romanian word, relevant to mythology. In translation it means "the one who flies". It usually refers to the
Dacia n heraldic symbol and also their fighting flag named "dracone" which was a flying, wolf-headed dragon. Sometimes it also means "zmeu ", another dragon-like creature, but with more human-like aspects.The "zburător" or "sburător" can also refer to a demon that takes the shape of a young handsome man, visiting women in their sleep: incubus.
Dimitrie Cantemir wrote about the myth concerning it in "Descriptio Moldaviae" (1714 - 1716). The "zburator" appears as "a ghost, a young, handsome man who comes in the middle of the night at women, especially recently married ones and does indecent things with them, although he cannot be seen by other people, not even by the ones who waylay him".
Later references to this myth appear in the romantic poem by Ion Heliade Rădulescu "Zburătorul".
The myth reappears in the late romantic literature, in poems such as "Călin (file de poveste) (Călin (story pages))" and "Luceafărul (The Evening Star)" (1884) by romanian poet Mihai Eminescu.
References
* [http://www.gk.ro/sarmizegetusa/armata_daca/dracones.htm Dracones] , "Enciclopedia Dacica" (in Romanian)
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