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Zmeu

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The Zmeu (plural: zmei, feminine: zmeoaică/zmeoaice) is a fantastic creature of Romanian folklore and Romanian mythology. [1]

29 relations: Balaur, Bulgarians, Dacian language, Dragon, Făt-Frumos, Fire breathing, Folklore of Romania, Germans, Giant, Golden apple, Great Britain, Greuceanu, Iași County, Jack and the Beanstalk, Kite, Knight-errant, Ogre, Prâslea the Brave and the Golden Apples, Prince Charming, Raspberry, Russians, Shapeshifting, Slavic dragon, Slavic languages, The Golden Bird, The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples, Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf, Vrykolakas, Western Europe.

Balaur

A balaur is a creature in Romanian folklore, similar to a European dragon.

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Bulgarians

Bulgarians (българи, Bǎlgari) are a South Slavic ethnic group who are native to Bulgaria and its neighboring regions.

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Dacian language

The extinct Dacian language was spoken in the Carpathian region in antiquity.

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Dragon

A dragon is a large, serpent-like legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures around the world.

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Făt-Frumos

Făt-Frumos (from Romanian făt: son, infant; frumos: handsome) is a knight hero in Romanian folklore, usually present in fairy tales.

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Fire breathing

Fire breathing is the act of making a plume or stream of fire by creating a precise mist of fuel from the mouth over an open flame.

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Folklore of Romania

A feature of Romanian culture is the special relationship between folklore and the learned culture, determined by two factors.

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Germans

Germans (Deutsche) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe, who share a common German ancestry, culture and history.

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Giant

Giants (from Latin and Ancient Greek: "gigas", cognate giga-) are beings of human appearance, but prodigious size and strength common in the mythology and legends of many different cultures.

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Golden apple

The golden apple is an element that appears in various national and ethnic folk legends or fairy tales.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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Greuceanu

Hero of the Romanian folklore, Greuceanu is a young brave man who finds that the Sun and the Moon have been stolen by zmei.

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Iași County

Iași is a county (județ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași.

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Jack and the Beanstalk

"Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale.

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Kite

A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag.

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Knight-errant

A knight-errant (or knight errant) is a figure of medieval chivalric romance literature.

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Ogre

An ogre (feminine: "ogress") is a legendary monster usually depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children.

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Prâslea the Brave and the Golden Apples

Prâslea the Brave and the Golden Apples (Prâslea cel voinic și merele de aur) is a Romanian fairy tale collected by Petre Ispirescu in Legende sau basmele românilor.

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Prince Charming

Prince Charming is a fairy tale character who comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress and must engage in a quest to liberate her from an evil spell.

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Raspberry

The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves.

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Russians

Russians (русские, russkiye) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. The majority of Russians inhabit the nation state of Russia, while notable minorities exist in other former Soviet states such as Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine and the Baltic states. A large Russian diaspora also exists all over the world, with notable numbers in the United States, Germany, Israel, and Canada. Russians are the most numerous ethnic group in Europe. The Russians share many cultural traits with their fellow East Slavic counterparts, specifically Belarusians and Ukrainians. They are predominantly Orthodox Christians by religion. The Russian language is official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and also spoken as a secondary language in many former Soviet states.

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Shapeshifting

In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability of a being or creature to completely transform its physical form or shape.

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Slavic dragon

A slavic dragon is any dragon in Slavic mythology, including the Russian zmei (or zmey; змей), known in Ukraine as zmiy, and its counterparts in other Slavic cultures: the Bulgarian zmei (змей), the Polish italic, the Serbian and Croatian zmaj (змај, italic).

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Slavic languages

The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) are the Indo-European languages spoken by the Slavic peoples.

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The Golden Bird

"The Golden Bird" is a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, number 57, about the pursuit of a golden bird by a gardener's three sons.

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The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples

"The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples" (Zlatna jabuka i devet paunica) is a Serbian epic poetry.

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Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf

"Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf" is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Narodnye russkie skazki.

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Vrykolakas

The vrykolakas (Greek βρυκόλακας, pronounced), also called vorvolakas or vourdoulakas, is a harmful undead creature in Greek folklore.

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Western Europe

Western Europe is the region comprising the western part of Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zmeu

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