Dvorovoy Explained

The Dvorovoy (Russian: Дворовой) is a Slavic spirit of the courtyard. It was associated with a farmstead's grounds, cattle shed, and stable.^[1] The dvorovoy is similar to the house spirit domovoi, though it is less benevolent.^[2] A dvorovoy is considered more dangerous than a domovoi as it could pose a threat to livestock, particularly animals with white fur.^{[1] [2]}

Bibliography

• Apollon Korinfsky Михайлов день // Народная Русь : Круглый год сказаний, поверий, обычаев и пословиц русского народа. — М.: Издание книгопродавца М. В. Клюкина, 1901. — С. 468–474.
• Sergey Maximov Домовой-дворовой // Нечистая, неведомая и крестная сила. — СПб.: Товарищество Р. Голике и А. Вильворг, 1903. — С. 44–48.
• Book: Plotnikova, A.. A. Plotnikova

. A. Plotnikova. N. I. Tolstoy. The Russian Academy of Sciences. . Slavic antiquity. Ethnolinguistic dictionary . ru:Славянские древности: Этнолингвистический словарь . 1. 1995. Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya. Moscow. Russian. 5-7133-0704-2. 215–217.

Notes and References

1. Book: Encyclopedia of Russian & Slavic myth and legend. 78. Mike. Dixon-kennedy. ABC-CLIO. 1998. 978-1-57607-130-4.
2. Book: Mythology: Myths, Legends and Fantasies. Janet. Parker. Alice. Mills. Julie. Stanton. 262. Struik. 2007. 978-1-77007-453-8.