Likho

Likho, liho, lykho (Belarusian: лі́ха, Polish: licho, Russian: Лихо, Ukrainian: Лихо) is an embodiment of evil fate and misfortune in Slavic mythology, a creature with one eye, often depicted as an old, skinny woman in black (Лихо одноглазое, One-eyed Likho) or as an evil male goblin of forests.

Rather than being included in the major canon of the Slavic belief system, the Likho is traditionally found in fairy tales.

In Ukrainian folklore, it is sometimes portrayed as type of a bad spirit that can cling to one's neck.

Likho is not a real proper name, but a noun meaning bad luck in modern Russian and Ukrainian, and the odd number in Polish (obsolete).

In Belarusian language, ліхі means bad, evil (like in prayer), odd (side of clothing).