The I'm going to be. Welcome to Spears podcast to Boozzie Dive into Mythology, Legends, and Folklore.

Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world.

I'm Amanda.

And I'm Julia. And I'm Julia and Amanda.

I've been thinking a lot lately about my house, you know? Okay. Mostly it's because I have been,

you know that you get ideas in your head and you're like, wow, it would be really nice to move to

like insert area here and then you open up Zillow and you start getting emails about Zillow listings in that area. And you're like, oh, damn. It's not going to happen for me, but it's a nice dream. Yeah. Like, you know, the reality is unlikely. But at the same time, you're like, could be nice. It could be nice. So I've been thinking a lot

about houses and homes, and in particular, after our episodes about gnomes, I've been thinking

more about other household spirits. Hell yeah. Those are some of my favorites to talk about,

the Domevoie lives in my head and also my hearth rent-free.

But you know, Amanda, that is a great point. We have talked about several different household spirits on the podcast, but really haven't done too much like deep dives into the various household spirits that come about in mythology and folklore and traditions from around the world. So today, I want to give us a little house spirit roundup.

Hell yeah, dude. I feel like this is such a common time of year for folks to be moving into new homes, new apartments. Maybe they're going to school, coming back from a trip. So I think this is a perfectly timed episode.

Excellent. So, you know, let's get crackle--lackin because I think you're going to find, one, you've heard of a lot of these before, and two, they have a lot of similarities to one another, and there is a reason behind that, Amanda, and I'm excited to tell you about it. Julia, your roundups are like an appetizer sampler at Applebee's,

okay? They give me everything I want and nothing too much. Wow. I appreciate that. Thank you,

Amanda. That's very kind. Very kind of you to say. All right. So, Amanda, let's start with the one that

you've already pointed out. Perfect timing, as always. We'll start with the Domavoy. I love these little

Russian guys. They just want to be thanked. They want you to respect the home and then they will in turn

respect it and help you keep everything okay. Leave a saucer milk out time to time. They're going to be

perfectly fine. Exactly. So translated from Russian, his name literally means of the household.

They are usually depicted as small old men with gray hair and flashing eyes.

But they usually can also take the form of animals as well in some stories.

So cute.

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