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Beregynja

Beregynja - creature of Slav. mythology; theoret. IE. *bherg-uniy-a, most surely however, after the example Old Russ. peregynja, from beregь "(high) bank, coast" (see: Przeginia), kind of nymph (secondarily - water); originally creature connected with worship of Slavonic Goddess Mokoš - Earth; maybe Mokoš was called beregynja oneself (properly: Peregynja; compare to Jörd-Fjörgynn[?]); see also: Perperuna.



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