
Alkonost - Wikipedia
According to folk tales, at the morning of the Apple Feast of the Saviour day, Sirin flies into the apple orchard and cries sadly. In the afternoon, the Alkonost flies to this place, beginning to rejoice and laugh. Alkonost brushes dew from her wings, granting healing powers to all fruits on the tree she is sitting on. [5]
Sirin - Wikipedia
Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl), borrowed from the siren of the Greek mythology. According to myth, the Sirin lived in Iriy or around the Euphrates River.
The Alkonost and The Sirin - Ark Horton
Jul 7, 2020 · The Alkonost and the Sirin are two sides of the same coin. Both are beautiful women with the bodies of birds and both have magical voices of unimaginable beauty. The Alkonost guards good fortune by day and the Sirin by night.
Alkonost – Mythical Bird Of Paradise In Slavic And Russian Folklore
Jul 6, 2020 · Alkonost is sometimes mistaken for Sirin, another of the Russian folk figures, also a resident of the underground world. The two resemble each other, but Alkonost was traditionally a bird of sorrow and melancholy.
Sirin: Russian Mythological Creature - Meet the Slavs
Jul 11, 2021 · As with most creatures in Slavic mythology, the Sirin is not one of its kind, it has a counterpart – the Alkonost. In fact, the Sirin and the Alkonost were once considered to be a juxtaposition – two sides of a coin, with one being bad and the other good.
Alkonost, Gamayun and Sirin | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom
The spirits Alkonost, Gamayun and Sirin are mythical Tengu-like creatures with half bird bodies in Russian folk tales. Similar to their neighboring Japanese folk tales, these winged spirits possess a great deal of power when provoked.
Alkonost - OCCULT WORLD
Jul 25, 2017 · Alkonost has a sister spirit, Sirin, her alter ego, whom she resembles very closely. Once upon a time, they were considered sacred birds of fortune, venerated side by side as protective spirits: • Alkonost guards good fortune by day. • Sirin protects it at night.
Alkonost - Mythical Encyclopedia
Alkonost is a mythical creature that appears in Slavic folklore. It is often depicted as a bird with a female human head, and it is said to have a beautiful and enchanting voice that can mesmerize humans. According to legend, the Alkonost is one of two birds of paradise, the other being Sirin, that live in the mythical land of Buyan.
The Role of Birds in Slavic Folklore and Mythology - Brendan Noble
Apr 25, 2020 · Two more mythological bird-creatures are the Alkonost and Sirin. While both are colorful birds with the head of a woman and sing beautiful songs, the Alkonost comes from the gods’ realm of Prawia/Prav and is always considered to be helpful and kind, and the Sirin comes from the underworld and is considered malicious.
Sirin and Alkonost The Birds of Joy and Sorrow - WikiArt.org
Dec 9, 2018 · ‘Sirin and Alkonost The Birds of Joy and Sorrow’ was created in 1896 by Viktor Vasnetsov in Romanticism style. Find more prominent pieces of mythological painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
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