polskie-wierzenia: Rokita (diabeł)

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Devil Boruta (Polish: Diabeł Boruta) is a fictional character from Polish mythology, folklore and literature, who is associated with the Polish town of Łęczyca. The character is the transformation of the pagan Slavic leshy in post-Christianization times. Boruta is also referred to as błotnik, a swamp spirit. He was usually considered to be a nobleman, and accordingly, he was usually busy with corrupting nobles, leaving other social classes to other devils - like Rokita the devil from the same region, who more often tempted peasants. Zygmunt Gloger and some other ethnologists believed that dressing Boruta as a nobleman is fakelore produced in the 19th century and reintroduced into folklore.

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Rokita (Polish: [rɔˈki.ta]) is a demon in Polish folklore, that is said to inhabit the gateways to the underworld, including the wetlands, forests, and the insides of old willow trees. In some local tales, he is seen as an equivalent of Leshy.

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Rokita – imię jednego z diabłów, występującego w polskich podaniach ludowych. Cechuje go niewyobrażalna siła, ale za to nie jest zbyt przebiegły. Zamieszkuje tereny, które są kojarzone z bramą do zaświatów.