User:Shahapat/sandbox

Shahapet is a figure of Iranian, Slavic and Armenian mythology. Shahapets were generally a good and benevolent spirits, except when they were angered. In connection with the protection of houses Shahapet took the form of a serpent. As the "lord of the land" in Armenian tradition the guardian spirits they were also associated with orchards, fields, forests and graveyards. Sometimes used as a tale to frighten children, Shahapet also go by the names Khshathrapti, Shavod, Shoithrapaiti, Shvaz and Shvod.