― Slavic Gods, Sprits and Creatures Aesthetics, Part II. Part I.
'' Poludnitsa is a noon demon in Slavic mythology. She can be referred to in English as "Lady Midday", "Noonwraith" or "Noon Witch". She was usually pictured as a young woman dressed in white that roamed field bounds. She assailed folk working at noon, causing heatstrokes and aches in the neck; sometimes she even caused madness. Poludnitsa, who makes herself evident in the middle of hot summer days, takes the form of whirling dust clouds and carries a scythe, sickle or shears; most likely the shears would be of an older style, not akin to modern scissors. She will stop people in the field to ask them difficult questions or engage them in conversation. If anyone fails to answer a question or tries to change the subject, she will cut off their head or strike them with illness. She may appear as an old hag, a beautiful woman, or a 12-year-old girl, and she was useful in scaring children away from valuable crops. She is only seen on the hottest part of the day and is a personification of a sun-stroke. ''
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Monster Girl October Tarot day 19: Poludnitsa from Chłopi and other Slavic tales as the 9 of wands card!
The 9 of wands suggests fatigue, exhaustion, but the perseverance to keep going. Lady Midday, Poludnitsa, is a noon time spirit/wraith/demon said to plague farmers with heat stroke, pain, or madness. She also may challenge you to an impossible dance contest or a series of questions! For the 9 of wands, I imagined Poludnitsa's threat as a good warning to avoid burning out, but to work hard in a way that allows you to keep going. (I also LOVE the idea of a monster that attacks at the heat of the day rather than at midnight or in darkness!)
🌾 Poludnitsa (from: Polden or Poluden, 'half-day' or 'midday') is a mythical character common to the various Slavic countries of Eastern Europe. She is referred to as Południca in Polish, Полудница (Poludnitsa) in Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian, Polednice in Czech, Poludnica in Slovak, Připołdnica in Upper Sorbian, and Полознича (Poloznicha) in Komi, Chirtel Ma in Yiddish.
🌾 She is a noon demon in Slavic mythology. She can be referred to in English as "Lady Midday", "Noonwraith" or "Noon Witch". She was usually pictured as a young woman dressed in white that roamed field bounds. She assailed folk working at noon causing heatstrokes and aches in the neck, sometimes she even caused madness.
🌾 In some accounts, she symbolizes the midday star, thereby being the sister of Zarya-Zarenitsa (the morning star; also called Utrenica), Vechorka (the evening star; also called Wieczornica/Vechernitsa) and Kupalnitsa (the night star; also called Nocnica/Nochnitsa); Poludnitsa is the second youngest among the sisters, with Zarya-Zarenitsa being the youngest and Kupalnitsa being the oldest.
🌾 Poludnitsa, who makes herself evident in the middle of hot summer days, takes the form of whirling dust clouds and carries a scythe, sickle or shears; most likely the shears would be of an older style, not akin to modern scissors. She will stop people in the field to ask them difficult questions or engage them in conversation. If anyone fails to answer a question or tries to change the subject, she will cut off their head or strike them with illness. She may appear as an old hag, a beautiful woman, or a 12-year-old girl, and she was useful in scaring children away from valuable crops. She is only seen on the hottest part of the day and is a personification of a sun-stroke.
🌾 Poludnitsa, according to beliefs, loves to dance. If she sees a girl lying down to rest in the field, she will wake her up and begin to persuade her to dance. If the girl agrees, she will be forced to dance until the “evening dawn“. Poludnitsa cannot be beaten in dancing; however, if such a girl is found, the noon spirit will present her with a rich dowry.
Aka Lady Midday aka Noon Witch, she is a powerful killer and the Slavic personification of sunstroke. She approaches farm workers labouring in the midday heat of high summer, and kills them (often by slicing off their head).
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Poludnitsa is a character common to the various Slavic countries of Eastern Europe. She is referred to as Południca in Polish, Полудница (Poludnitsa) in Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian, Polednice in Czech, Poludnica in Slovak, Připołdnica in Upper Sorbian, and Полознича (Poloznicha) in Komi, Chirtel Ma in Yiddish. The plural form of this word is poludnitsy (or poludnici). Poludnitsa is a noon demon in Slavic mythology. She can be referred to in English as "Lady Midday", "Noonwraith" or "Noon Witch". She was usually pictured as a young woman dressed in white that roamed field bounds. She assailed folk working at noon causing heatstrokes and aches in the neck, sometimes she even caused madness.
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In some accounts, she symbolizes the midday star, thereby being the sister of Zarya-Zarenitsa (the morning star; also called Utrenica), Vechorka (the evening star; also called Wieczornica/Vechernitsa) and Kupalnitsa (the night star; also called Nocnica/Nochnitsa); Poludnitsa is the second youngest among the sisters, with Zarya-Zarenitsa being the youngest and Kupalnitsa being the oldest.
Poludnitsa, who makes herself evident in the middle of hot summer days, takes the form of whirling dust clouds and carries a scythe, sickle or shears; most likely the shears would be of an older style, not akin to modern scissors. She will stop people in the field to ask them difficult questions or engage them in conversation. If anyone fails to answer a question or tries to change the subject, she will cut off their head or strike them with illness. She may appear as an old hag, a beautiful woman, or a 12-year-old girl, and she was useful in scaring children away from valuable crops. She is only seen on the hottest part of the day and is a personification of a sun-stroke.
According to some northern Russian regions, Poludnitsa has a giant frying pan in her hands, with which she either blocks the rye from the scorching sun's rays, or burns the rye along with the herbs during the flowering period. She may also appear at midnight and show a person how to find a flower that can make them invisible, as was believed in the Arkhangelsk Governorate.
Poludnitsa, according to beliefs, loves to dance. If she sees a girl lying down to rest in the field, she will wake her up and begin to persuade her to dance. If the girl agrees, she will be forced to dance until the evening dawn. Poludnitsa cannot be beaten in dancing; however, if such a girl is found, the noon spirit will present her with a rich dowry.
In English, this creature is often called “the noon witch” or “Lady Midday”, though I usually prefer original, untranslated names when possible (it gives the impression that I know what I’m talking about!). In any case, ‘midday witch’ is a good descriptor of this creature from Slavic mythology. She only appears at noon during hot days, usually in agricultural fields, and attacks farmers and workers. She gives her victims heat strokes, sunburns and sometimes drove them to insanity. The myth likely originated as a way to explain sunburns and strokes.
Though these witches were usually depicted as young women in white dresses, they can also appear as (female) children or elderly ladies. When traveling, she shape-shifts into the form of a whirling dust cloud. In modern depictions, she is often portrayed as a skeletal or decaying undead creature, but I could find no source that this was the case in the original myths as well. They appear on hot, dry days when there is no noticeable wind, and they often appear as translucent, nearly invisible creatures, so they can be very difficult to notice. Sometimes, these monsters are seen enjoying themselves: they stand in the middle of a field laughing and singing and clapping their hands.
These monsters carried a scythe, a sickle or a pair of shears or scissors with them. According to legend, when a Poludnitsa appeared in a field, she may start to ask seemingly random questions to the workers. Anyone who answers a question incorrectly, either gets their head chopped off or suffers a heat stroke.
This myth also inspired the “noon wraiths” in the Witcher games: ghostly undead women that only appear at midday.
