Azovka
nature_spirit mountain Ural folklore single tradition · 2
Azovka, also known as the Azov Girl, is a female creature from Ural folklore. She appears in the folk tale "Beloved Name" collected by Pavel Bazhov, which describes the encounter between the first Cossacks and the Old People in the Ural Mountains. The tale featuring this entity was first published in 1936.
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When
- First attested
- 1936 CE
- Attested period
- 1936 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First published in Krasnaya Nov literary magazine in 1936 as part of Pavel Bazhov's collection of Ural folklore.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kaltes-Ekwa, Great Serpent, Umay, Venus
- syncretized with
- Mistress of the Copper Mountain
- child of
- The Old People
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“In folk mythology of the Ural Mountains of Russia, she is the girl who lives inside Mount Azov. The most common interpretation is that Azovka is the enchanted girl, possibly stolen by the Tatars, or the cursed Tatar princess.”
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“Bazhov believed that the most ancient creature of the Ural mythology was in fact Azovka, the Great Serpent appeared next, and the last one was the Mistress of the Copper Mountain”
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