A vila, or víla (plural: vile, or víly; Bulgarian: vila, diva, juda, samovila, samodiva, samojuda; Czech: víla, samodiva, divoženka; Old East Slavic: vila; Polish: wiła; Serbo-Croatian: vila; Slovak: víla; Slovene: vila) is a Slavic fairy similar to a nymph. The vila is mostly known among South Slavs; however, some variants are present in the mythology of West Slavs as well.
A vila, or víla (plural: vile, or víly; Bulgarian: vila, diva, juda, samovila, samodiva, samojuda; Czech: víla, samodiva, divoženka; Old East Slavic: vila; Polish: wiła; Serbo-Croatian: vila; Slovak: víla; Slovene: vila) is a Slavic fairy similar to a nymph. The vila is mostly known among South Slavs; however, some variants are present in the mythology of West Slavs as well.
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