No origin story for a supernatural being named 'Bulis' is present in the provided sources. The materials instead show two unrelated uses: a taxonomic usage (genus Bulis, species Bulis bivittata) and a modern Hungarian-language adjectival form 'bulis' derived from 'buli' meaning 'party.' The sources do not supply a mythological origin or narrative for an entity called Bulis.
No folkloric description of the appearance of a being called Bulis is given in the provided documents. The only physical referent is the biological taxon Bulis bivittata, identified as a species of 'jewel beetles' in the subfamily Polycestinae, but the excerpted source does not include a morphological description of the insect.
No powers, behaviors, or interactions for a supernatural Bulis are attested in the supplied sources. The only behavioral language appears in a Hungarian archive excerpt where the phrase 'a varangy természetesen elrontja a bulis hangulatot' ('the toad, of course, ruins the party mood') uses 'bulis' adjectivally to mean 'party-like' rather than describing a being's abilities.
Buggane
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Bugul Noz
A nocturnal spirit of Breton folklore (particularly Morbihan) whose name is glossed as 'Night Shepherd' or 'child of the night.' Accounts vary: some present the Bugul Noz as a small goblin-like nocturnal being that menaces shepherds and people who linger outdoors after dark; other informants describe a tall, foreboding twilight figure. It functions in local culture as a cautionary night-being that enforces avoidance of unsafe nighttime activity.
Bukavac
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Bukki
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Bulgae (Korean Fire Dog)
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Bulgasari (iron-eating monster)
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Bull Demon King
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Bullaun
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Bulleteer
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Bulletman and Bulletgirl
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Community Record
- [1]Bulis (Wikipedia entry). Wikipedia contributors, 'Bulis', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.wiki
- [2]Wikidata: Bulis (Q37477015). Wikidata entry Q37477015, labeled 'family name'.other
- [3]gov.uscourts.cofc.9108 (archive reference). Archive.org item referencing a court-docket; snippet provided in research notes contains no folkloric content about 'Bulis'.other
- [4]Ördögűzés Szedunka Judit üdvéért - Part 2. (Archive description). Archive.org item 'Ördögűzés Szedunka Judit üdvéért - Part 2.' — short description includes Hungarian sentence using 'bulis' adjectivally: '... de a varangy természetesen elrontja a bulis hangulatot.'other