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The Dvorovoy () is a Slavic spirit of the courtyard. It was associated with a farmstead's grounds, cattle shed, and stable. The dvorovoy is similar to the house spirit domovoi, though it is less benevolent. A dvorovoy is considered more dangerous than a domovoi as it could pose a threat to livestock, particularly animals with white fur.

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Vinony's link graph records 217 inbound references to Dvorovoi, and connects out to Narecnitsi, list of Slavic mythological figures and domovoi.

It is catalogued under the topic Slavic tutelary deities.

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The Dvorovoy () is a Slavic spirit of the courtyard. It was associated with a farmstead's grounds, cattle shed, and stable. The dvorovoy is similar to the house spirit domovoi, though it is less benevolent. A dvorovoy is considered more dangerous than a domovoi as it could pose a threat to livestock, particularly animals with white fur.

==References==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dvorovoi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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