Vila

Vila is a South Slavic fairy similar to a nymph, female, beautiful and with long hair. There are three kinds, those living on land and in forests, water nymphs, and cloud or air nymphs.

They appear as swans, falcons, horses, or wolves; cloud nymphs appear as a whirlwind.

At night, they roam the clouds emitting a terrible noise of pipes and drums. Anyone who calls them becomes stiff and moves only with difficulty. He is stricken by disease and dies within a year or two. Vile are usually friendly to people, but they can take horrible revenge on those who insult them, disregard their orders, or uninvitedly approach their circle dance.