{"id":106842,"date":"2026-03-07T12:13:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/07\/lady-midday-poludnica-an-evil-elusive-female-field-spirit-in-slavic-beliefs-that-comes-to-kill-at-noon\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:13:45","slug":"lady-midday-poludnica-an-evil-elusive-female-field-spirit-in-slavic-beliefs-that-comes-to-kill-at-noon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/07\/lady-midday-poludnica-an-evil-elusive-female-field-spirit-in-slavic-beliefs-that-comes-to-kill-at-noon\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Midday &#8211; &#8216;Poludnica&#8217;- An Evil, Elusive Female Field-Spirit In Slavic Beliefs That Comes To Kill At Noon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2026\/03\/06\/lady-midday-poludnica-an-evil-elusive-female-field-spirit-in-slavic-beliefs-that-comes-to-kill-at-noon\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Lady Midday \u2013 \u2018Poludnica\u2019- An Evil, Elusive Female Field-Spirit In Slavic Beliefs That Comes To Kill At Noon\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientpages.com%2F2026%2F03%2F06%2Flady-midday-poludnica-an-evil-elusive-female-field-spirit-in-slavic-beliefs-that-comes-to-kill-at-noon%2F&amp;linkname=Lady%20Midday%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%98Poludnica%E2%80%99-%20An%20Evil%2C%20Elusive%20Female%20Field-Spirit%20In%20Slavic%20Beliefs%20That%20Comes%20To%20Kill%20At%20Noon\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientpages.com%2F2026%2F03%2F06%2Flady-midday-poludnica-an-evil-elusive-female-field-spirit-in-slavic-beliefs-that-comes-to-kill-at-noon%2F&amp;linkname=Lady%20Midday%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%98Poludnica%E2%80%99-%20An%20Evil%2C%20Elusive%20Female%20Field-Spirit%20In%20Slavic%20Beliefs%20That%20Comes%20To%20Kill%20At%20Noon\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_flipboard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/flipboard?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientpages.com%2F2026%2F03%2F06%2Flady-midday-poludnica-an-evil-elusive-female-field-spirit-in-slavic-beliefs-that-comes-to-kill-at-noon%2F&amp;linkname=Lady%20Midday%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%98Poludnica%E2%80%99-%20An%20Evil%2C%20Elusive%20Female%20Field-Spirit%20In%20Slavic%20Beliefs%20That%20Comes%20To%20Kill%20At%20Noon\" title=\"Flipboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientpages.com%2F2026%2F03%2F06%2Flady-midday-poludnica-an-evil-elusive-female-field-spirit-in-slavic-beliefs-that-comes-to-kill-at-noon%2F&amp;linkname=Lady%20Midday%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%98Poludnica%E2%80%99-%20An%20Evil%2C%20Elusive%20Female%20Field-Spirit%20In%20Slavic%20Beliefs%20That%20Comes%20To%20Kill%20At%20Noon\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancientpages.com%2F2026%2F03%2F06%2Flady-midday-poludnica-an-evil-elusive-female-field-spirit-in-slavic-beliefs-that-comes-to-kill-at-noon%2F&amp;linkname=Lady%20Midday%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%98Poludnica%E2%80%99-%20An%20Evil%2C%20Elusive%20Female%20Field-Spirit%20In%20Slavic%20Beliefs%20That%20Comes%20To%20Kill%20At%20Noon\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\/><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>A. Sutherland &#8211; AncientPages.com &#8211; <\/strong>In Slavic mythology, a figure known as &#8220;Lady Midday,&#8221; also referred to as &#8220;Midday Spirit&#8221; or &#8220;Poludnica,&#8221; is a female, <span dir=\"auto\">malicious and murderous high noon <\/span><span dir=\"auto\">demon<\/span><span dir=\"auto\"> that hunts those who are carelessly in the field in the summer&#8217;s hot days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pr_poludnica.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pr_poludnica.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Midday - 'Poludnica'- An Evil, Elusive Female Field-Spirit In Slavic Beliefs That Comes To Kill At Noon\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pr_poludnica.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pr_poludnica-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This enigmatic and formidable figure has long held a place in the varied traditions, languages, and beliefs of Slavic peoples across Eastern and Central Europe as well as Asia. 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