A spiriduș in

Romanian mythology The folklore of Romania is the collection of traditions of the Romanians. A feature of Romanian culture is the special relationship between folklore and the learned culture, determined by two factors. First, the rural character of the Romania ...

is said to be a "demon incarnate",Tudor Pamfile, ''Mitologie Românească'', "https://www.scribd.com/document/253650096/Mitologie-romaneasca-Pamfilie" p. 81 or a domestic spirit, oftentimes taking the form of an avian

familiar In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (strictly familiar spirits, as "familiar" also meant just "close friend" or companion, and may be seen in the scientific name for dog, ''Canis familiaris'') were believed ...

, such as hens, crows, or hunting birds.^' The purpose of these familiars once they're summoned, is to act as messengers or intermediaries between the master of the home in which the spiriduș was born, and

the devil Satan, also known as the Devil, is a devilish entity in Abrahamic religions who seduces humans into sin (or falsehood). In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the '' yetzer hara'', or 'e ...

.^' The master can use the spiriduș to request from the devil any mortal desire, in return for their soul in the afterlife.D. Dan, ''Straja'', p.98

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