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- ↑ Hermann Berger: Mythologie der Zigeuner. Originally published in: Hans Wilhelm Haussig (editor): Götter und Mythen des indischen Subkontinents. Stuttgart, 1984, p. 773–824. On-line version p. 44, downloaded on 3 July 2016. (German)
- ↑ v: Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, 4. September 2013, p. 335.
- ↑ Spirits, magic and witchcraft. Published by Gitans' Culture on 23 October 2012 in Gypsies' culture, Gypsies' world, magic and witchcraft, retrieved on 3 July 2016.
- ↑ Golant, Natalia. "Reprezentări mitologice ale românilor din Oltenia (pe baza cercetărilor de teren efectuate în judeţele Vâlcea, Gorj şi Mehedinţi)" [Mythological Representations of Romanians of Oltenia (Based on Field Researches Undertaken in the Counties of Vâlcea, Gorj and Mehedinţi)]. In: Anuarul Muzeului Etnografic al Moldovei [The Yearly Review of the Ethnographic Museum of Moldavia]. p. 97.
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