eagle-owl
animal_ally forest gold prospectors single tradition · 1
The eagle-owl is a bird whose cry is heard when the Fire-Fairy appears. Its hooting scares the Fire-Fairy away, preventing her from showing the way to gold. Fedyunka believes the owl is laughing at him.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in a Russian folktale.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Fire-Fairy
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“He also hears the cry of an eagle-owl as if the bird is laughing at him. Yefim explains that the girl was the Fire-Fairy, a sign of gold: "If the dancer shows herself, there's gold in that place".”
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