Alkonost
A creature from Russian folklore with the head of a woman with the body of a bird, said to make beautiful sounds that make anyone who hears them forget all that they know and not want anything more ever again.
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When
- Attested period
- 1600 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Bird goddess, Cuca, Coco, Heqet, Horus, Monthu, Seker, Inmyeonjo, Kuk, Kauket, Meretseger, Sobek, Thoth, Ra, Karura
- cognate of
- Alcyone
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Alkonost – A creature from Russian folklore with the head of a woman with the body of a bird, said to make beautiful sounds that make anyone who hears them forget all that they know and not want anything more ever again.”
#4729 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Alkonost is a legendary woman-headed bird in East Slavic folklore. Alkonost is more likely an individual character, as was noted in some legends about this bird”
#5647 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Like the Sirin and the Alkonost, other creatures likewise deriving ultimately from the Greek myths and siren mythology, the Gamayun is normally depicted as a large bird with a woman's head.”
#6370 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001