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Gamayun, the Glossary

Gamayun is a prophetic bird of Russian folklore.^[1]

12 relations: Alkonost, Bird, Catherynne M. Valente, Comic book, Deathless (novel), Folklore of Russia, Narration, Nobrow Press, Paradise, Prophet, Siren (mythology), Sirin.
Human-headed mythical creatures
Russian mythology

Alkonost

The Alkonost is a legendary woman-headed bird in Slavic folklore. Gamayun and Alkonost are Avian humanoids, Female legendary creatures, human-headed mythical creatures and Slavic legendary creatures.

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Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne Morgan Valente (born May 5, 1979) is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic.

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Comic book

A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes.

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Deathless (novel)

Deathless is an alternate history novel by American writer Catherynne M. Valente, combining the Russian fairy tale The Death of Koschei the Deathless with the events and aftermath of the Russian Revolution.

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Folklore of Russia

Folklore of Russia is folklore of Russians and other ethnic groups of Russia.

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Narration

Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience.

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Nobrow Press

Nobrow Press is a British comics publishing company based in London, England.

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Paradise

In religion, paradise is a place of everlasting happiness, delight, and bliss.

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Prophet

In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people.

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Siren (mythology)

In Greek mythology, sirens (label; plural) are humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear in a scene in the Odyssey in which Odysseus saves his crew's lives. Gamayun and siren (mythology) are Avian humanoids and legendary birds.

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Sirin

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. Gamayun and Sirin are Avian humanoids, Female legendary creatures, human-headed mythical creatures, legendary birds, Russian mythology and Slavic legendary creatures.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamayun