(Music: Мельница - Змей)







Koschei the Deathless and Zmey Gorynych 💀🐲 - the main antagonists of Slavic (mostly Russian) folklore.





In the mythology of the East Slavs, Koschei is the evil sorcerer, an abominable old man who lives in the far-off kingdom at the edge of the world. The most common feature of tales involving Koshchei is his spell protection against being killed - he has hidden his soul inside nested objects - usually in a needle, which is in an egg, which thereon is contained in further creatures - such as the a duck or rabbit.

Gorynych “Snake of Mountains”, is a three-headed Slavic dragon, an extremely popular character with dozens of myths and legends surrounding him. Also this Russian dragon knows how to speak.



Both of these guys have a habit of kidnapping beautiful maidens. 👰