Simargl
Simargl or Semargl (Old Church Slavonic: Семарьглъ, Симарьглъ) is a deity or mythical creature in East Slavic mythology, depicted as a winged lion or dog. An idol of Semargl was present in the pantheon of Great Prince Vladimir I of Kiev. It may be the equivalent of Simurgh in Persian mythology,[1] which is also represented as a griffin with a dog body.
See also
- Simurgh, a related being in Iranian mythology
Gallery
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Image of Simargl from bracelet, 12th or 13th century
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Image of Simargl from bracelet, 12th or 13th century
References
- ↑ Majorov, Aleksandr Vjačeslavovič (2012). Velika Hrvatska: etnogeneza i rana povijest Slavena prikarpatskoga područja [Great Croatia: ethnogenesis and early history of Slavs in the Carpathian area] (in Croatian). Zagreb, Samobor: Brethren of the Croatian Dragon, Meridijani. p. 102. ISBN 978-953-6928-26-2.
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