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In South and West Slavic folktales, there are woodland fairies or nymphs known as Samodiva. The Indo-European roots of the words Samodiva and Samovila translate as divinity, rave, wildness, or rage. Samodivas are frequently portrayed as ethereal young women with long, flowy hair, and occasionally wings. They usually wear flowing, feathery white dresses that give them the ability to fly. The stereotype of a Samodiva is that she is a blonde, tall, slim woman with bright, pale skin and fire eyes. Samodivas are said to inhabit trees, deserted shacks, dark tunnels, and areas close to streams, pools, and wells. Vitosha, Belasitsa, Pirin, Rila, the Rhodopes, the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria, and the Rudina Mountains are mountains connected to the Samodivas. Nonetheless, their preferred location is the mountain Pirin. Samodivas arrive in the human realm in the spring and stay until the autumn. They spend the colder months in the mythological village of Zmajkovo. In Macedonian legend, they were also reported to reside in willow and oak trees and to reside in the remote village of Patelevo.

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