Category: Roma Mythology

Keshalyi ORIGIN: Romani (Gypsy) Keshalyi are usually described as “Fairies.” Their name is believed to derive from a word for “spindle” and so they may…

Bitoso The Faster ORIGIN: Romani (Transylvanian Gypsy) Bitoso is a little multiheaded worm who causes headaches, stomachaches, and eliminates appetite. His children cause colic, cramps,…

Minceskro ORIGIN: Romani Ana, Queen of the Keshalyi, distraught that she was the source of monstrous disease Demons, asked her son Melalo how she could…

Melalo ORIGIN: Romani (Transylvanian Gypsy) Melalo the master magician is the first child of Ana, Queen of the Keshalyi, and her husband, King of the…

Tçaridyi The Burning One ORIGIN: Transylvanian Roma (Gypsy) Tçaridyi, the fourth child of Ana and the King of the Loçolico, looks like a little hairy…

Poreskoro ORIGIN: Transylvanian Romani (Gypsy) Poreskoro is the last child of Ana, Queen of the Keshalyi: the proverbial icing on the cake. Sweet, beautiful Ana…