Bible Encyclopedias
Leschies

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

in Slavonic mythology, were evil spirits of the woods, whose existence is still believed by the Russians and Lithuanians. They were similar to the Pan or Fauns of the Greeks and Romans, and were brought north probably by the latter.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Leschies'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​l/leschies.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.