Borowik or Waldteufel – some remarks about translation of beastionyms

The following article discusses the translation problems of a specific kind of so-called beas-tionyms, which are a part of the group of hyperphysionyms defined by Friedhelm Debus and have been characterised as the names given to different science-fiction and fantasy creatures. The main concern are the translation possibilities of personified beastionyms which appear in the story written by Andrzej Sapkowski and its German rendition