help, please?

[aclarar.livejournal.com]

hi, me again.

this time I need some useful links to Rusian mithology.

Anyone can help?

thanks in advance

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[superslayer18.livejournal.com]

I don't know how correct or incorrect this is, but someone told me that the legend of the pheonix (eternal firebird that rises from its own ashes) was a Russian myth. Can someone tell me if this is true or not?

not the phoenix

[nadyezhda.livejournal.com]

The phoenix originated in Arabian culture. Russian mythology gave birth to the Zhar-ptitsa, the Firebird.

The difference is that the Firebird actually has a feminine persona and can shift in appearance from woman to human-sized bird. She causes bad luck to those who see her without her permission, and her song can lull anyone/thing to sleep. She doesn't die, like the Phoenix.

To aclarar, just google the topic! You can get links to Amazon, etc. where you can purchase some books.


For a couple fun books (NOT Russian) check out:
Orson Scott Card, "Enchantment"
Mercedes Lackey also wrote a book called "Firebird" I believe

Re: not the phoenix

[aclarar.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip about the firebird.

About purchasing books on the internet, well my income is in pesos 3000pesos = 1USD so that is just out of my financial limits.


thanks any way

[mihailova.livejournal.com]

here you are:

Dazhdbog in Russian mythology or His story (http://www.ibiblio.org/sergei/Dazhdbog.html)

russian mythology free essays (http://www.netessays.net/search/36584.html)

Slavic Paganism & Withcraft (http://members.aol.com/hpsofsnert/index.html)

[bist.livejournal.com]

Look at this for example:
http://mythinglinks.org/euro~east~panSlavic.html

Re: not the phoenix

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

>just google the topic

yup, and make it Russian mythology, not Rusian mithology. Then you're guaranteed to find something :)

BTW in Russia, they say that Russia has no mythology, only fairy tales :) (since there is no Big Ancient Book of Myths: the earliest attempts to make one out of oral tradition are as ancient as early 19th century.)

Re: not the phoenix

[aclarar.livejournal.com]

mmm, good point. thanks

[aclarar.livejournal.com]

thanks bist and Mihailova, wonderful links

Re: not the phoenix

[dikiyobraz.livejournal.com]

There is "Veles Book" (книга Велеса), discovered in 19th century, but actally wtiten about 10th century (could mistake here). It "writen" on wooden tables.

Check out this site : http://paganism.ru/ (http://paganism.ru/) and link section on it.

Re: not the phoenix

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Come on, it's as fake as the Protocols of Zion Wise.

Re: not the phoenix

[dikiyobraz.livejournal.com]

You're sure? Could you point on some info about it?
PS: I have "Veles book" with comments and historical info at home; I'll check out that info. Author is professor, but he is some kind of pagan too .)