 Dobrynya Nikitch rescues Princess Zabava from Zmey Gorynych, by Ivan Bilibin. In Slavic mythology, dragons have their peculiarities. Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Иван Яковлевич Билибин) (1876-1942) was a Russian artist: painter, illustrator and stage designer. ...
Slavic mythology and Slavic religion evolved over more than 3,000 years. ...
Chinese dragon, colour engraving on wood, Japanese Chinese school, 19th Century A dragon is a mythological creature, typically depicted as a large and powerful serpent or other reptile, with magical or spiritual qualities. ...
A dragon is called zmey in Russian, zmiy in Early East Slavic langauges, smok in Polish and Belarussian, zmaj in several Southern Slavic languages.
In Russia and Ukraine a particular dragon creature, Zmey Gorynych, has three heads, is green, walks on two back paws, has small front paws, and spits fire. According to one of bylinas, Zmey Gorynych was killed by Dobrynya Nikitich. Other Russian dragons have Turkic names, probably symbolizing the Mongols and other steppe peoples. Bylina (Russian: былиÌна, also Byliny and Stariny) is a traditional epic, heroic narrative poetry of early East Slavs of Kievan Rus, the tradition continued in Russia and Ukraine. ...
Bogatyrs (1898) by Viktor Vasnetsov Alongside Alyosha Popovich and Ilya Muromets, is a bogatyr (i. ...
This is the disambiguation page for the terms Turk, Turkey, Turkic, and Turkish. ...
Honorary guard of Mongolia. ...
A steppe in Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, a steppe (from Russian step) is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally reckoned as being dominated by tall grasses, while short grasses are...
In Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro a dragon is called "zmaj". It is a multi-headed dragon (with 3, 7 or 9 heads) and breaths fire. It is very similar like in a fairytale of Siegfried and people of Burgundy in the Niebelungenlied. Serbia and Montenegro – Serbia – Kosovo and Metohia (UN administration) – Vojvodina – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area – Total – % water 88,361 km² n/a Population – Total (2002) (without Kosovo) – Density 7. ...
Serbia and Montenegro – Serbia – Kosovo and Metohia (UN administration) – Vojvodina – Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Äukanović Area – Total – % water 13,812 km² n/a Population – Total (2003) – Density 616,258 48. ...
Siegfried could refer to: The opera by Richard Wagner; see Siegfried (opera). ...
Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of JOSH GARLAND Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic tribes, most importantly the Burgundians and...
The Nibelungenlied is an epic poem in Middle High German that takes Burgundian kings as its subject matter. ...
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