AMDER, AGA, AIDAY, LAMY. (Tour. Eyerha). – Demon-scale play in the form of a glorified Snemjiko monster living in lakes and deep wires, in the hollow trees and caves, with extremely negative properties. His female form is the lam. The beliefs appear only in animal form, and in the people, it is also a man. His origin is associated with the transformation of centenary figs or dragons in demonic beings: a body with fish decoction, with one or more canine or horse heads (from three to forty), great hair, jaws, teeth, and tongue, four legs, sharp nails, Large wings, tail, with a lacquer and bloodthirsty character and an opportunity to throw fire and flame from the eyes and mouth. It is considered a non-violent creature, reflected in public proverbs and proverbs. In some beliefs he is the head of the snakes, causes an eclipse with an attack on the sun, implements the city clouds, etc. It is believed that only St. George with the spear and St. Elijah with the thunder. In that escape from the danger, it can be concealed in the desire of the harvesters (Poreche). Lit.: Tanas Detjinovski, People’s demonology of Macedonians, Skopje-Prilep, 1995, 47-51; The same, folk mythology of the Macedonians, REC. 1, Skopje-Prilep, 1998, 188-193. S. Ml.
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
Кириличен напис АЖДЕР,АЖДА, АЖДАЈА, ЛАМЈА