McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Barstucke (Or Berstucke)

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Barstucke (Or Berstucke)


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in Lithuanian mythology, was the name of certain middle beings between the subdeities and men — goblins, or gnomes. The head among them was Puschkeit, governing the earth and plants. These goblins made their abode principally under elder-bushes, which were therefore sacred to them.