Můra can take the form of a pale shadow, a white cat, a blade of grass or a small flying creature. According to tradition, she is a living person who assumes a demonic form at night. She harms people, animals and plants; small mirrors or a special protective sign were said to be the best-known defences.
Where it appears
Bohemia, Moravia and Moravian Slovakia.
What the old legends say
The book mentions small mirrors and special protective signs as the best-known defences. Other folk traditions feature a cross, prayer or protective objects beside the bed. Their purpose was to stop the můra from sitting on a sleeping person during the night.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 35
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.
