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Zilant (; ; , ) is a
legendary creature A legendary creature is a type of extraordinary or supernatural being that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), and may be featured in historical accounts before modernity, but has not been scientifically shown to exist. In t ...
, something between a
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and a
wyvern The wyvern ( ), sometimes spelled wivern ( ), is a type of mythical dragon with bipedalism, two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail. The wyvern in its various forms is important in heraldry, frequently appearing as a mascot of schools an ...
in
Tatar mythology Turkic mythology refers to myths and legends told by the Turkic people. It features Tengrist and Shamanist strata of belief along with many other social and cultural constructs related to the nomadic and warrior way of life of Turkic and Mongo ...
. Since 1730, it has been the official symbol of
Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ノ想anis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
, the capital city of the
Republic of Tatarstan Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city i ...
in Russia. This winged snake is mentioned in legends about the foundation of Kazan. It is often described as a legendary creature with the head of a dragon, the body of a bird, the legs of a chicken, the tail of a snake, the ears of a canine, the red wings of a bat or bird, sharp teeth, dark-gray feathers and scaly dark-gray skin.


Nomenclature and etymology

The word ''Zilant'' is the English transcription of
Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...
, itself a rendering of
Tatar Tatar may refer to: Peoples * Tatars, an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar" * Volga Tatars, a people from the Volga-Ural region of western Russia * Crimean Tatars, a people from the Crimea peninsula by the B ...
/, pronounced (or sometimes ) and meaning a snake. The
Tatars Tatars ( )Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary
are a group of Turkic peoples across Eas ...
themselves, on the other hand, frequently refer to this creature with the
Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
word (
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) or ('Dragon-snake'). Tatars regarded it as a repulsive creature, corresponding to European and Persian dragon. According to
Idel-Ural Idel-Ural (, ), literally Volga-Ural, is a historical region in Eastern Europe, in what is today Russia. The name literally means ''Volga-Urals'' in the Tatar language. The frequently used Russian variant is ''Volgo-Uralye'' (). The term Idel-Ura ...
beliefs, any snake that survives for 100 years turns into an . The Zilant/Ajdaha differs from ('White Snake'), which is the king of snakes. or '' ナ杪hmara'' (from Persian (king) and (snake) advised and helped epic heroes (), often by giving them gifts. As regards his beneficial influence on humans, resembles a
Chinese dragon The Chinese dragon or loong is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture generally. Chinese dragons have many animal-like forms, such as Bixi (mythology), turtles and Chiwen, fish, but are most commonly ...
. Chuvash and Mari (
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s living in the area of Kazan alongside the Tatars) also have legends relating to the foundation of Kazan, but none of them refer to the Kazan dragon. After the 16th century,
Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...
acquired the foundation legend from Tatars. For
Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ノ想anis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
Russians, Zilant had negative connotations, as it was represented as a
Slavic dragon A Slavic dragon is any dragon in Slavic mythology, including the Polish ナシmij, Russian '' zmei'' (or ; ), Ukrainian (), and its counterparts in other Slavic cultures (See below). The physiognomy resembles a combination of the classical drag ...
rather than as a snake.
Western culture Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, Western society, or simply the West, refers to the Cultural heritage, internally diverse culture of the Western world. The term "Western" encompas ...
has strongly influenced the popular perception of Zilant among citizens of
Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ノ想anis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
, and many modern citizens imagine Zilant largely as a classically Western
wyvern The wyvern ( ), sometimes spelled wivern ( ), is a type of mythical dragon with bipedalism, two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail. The wyvern in its various forms is important in heraldry, frequently appearing as a mascot of schools an ...
or dragon 窶 as depicted in films. No strong evidence survives that an image of a dragon or snake with wings occurred in any coat-of-arms of Kazan city or of the
Kazan khanate The Khanate of Kazan was a Tatars, Tatar state that occupied the territory of the former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552. The khanate covered contemporary Tatarstan, Mari El, Chuvashia Republic, Chuvashia, Mordovia, and parts of Udmurti ...
before the Russian invasion of 1552. (
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窶 the official faith of the khanate 窶 prohibited making images of animals.) Modern Tatar villages do not have any such thing as coats of arms nor symbols of towns. (Note however that all
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s of Russia adopted coats of arms recently (ca. 2004) and that the Russian Empire's
uyezd An uezd (also spelled uyezd or uiezd; rus, ムσオフミキミエ ( pre-1918: ムτ」ミキミエム), p=ハ翰jest), or povit in a Ukrainian context () was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the R ...
centers had coats of arms before 1917). ''Zilant'' is
proper name A proper noun is a noun that identifies a single entity and is used to refer to that entity (''Africa''; ''Jupiter''; ''Sarah''; ''Walmart'') as distinguished from a common noun, which is a noun that refers to a class of entities (''continent, pl ...
in the Russian language and the role of Zilant as a symbol of Kazan functions mostly as an element of Russian culture nowadays. Snakes with wings appear in legends in Tartar culture, and a dragon 窶 ajdaha 窶 plays a role in
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s.


Legends

Most legends related to
Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ノ想anis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
are contradictory and Zilant is no exception. There are several variations on the Zilant legend. According to one story, a beautiful damsel married a resident of Old Kazan. She had to get water from the Qazansu River and complained to the local ''
khan Khan may refer to: * Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name * Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by various ethnicities Art and entertainment * Khan (band), an English progressiv ...
'' his capital was poorly situated. She advised him to move the city to Zilantaw Hill, and the ''khan'' agreed. However, the hill was infested with numerous snakes which were "stout as a log". Their leader was a giant two-headed snake, i.e., Zilant. One head ate only grass, while the other swallowed virgins and youths. A wizard advised the khan to build a straw and wood near the hill. In spring, the snakes came out from their winter burrows and crept into the pile of straw. A knight errant was sent out to set the pile of straw on fire, burning out the snakes. They were deadly even in death, "killing people and horses with their stink". However, the gigantic two-headed snake-dragon escaped to the Qaban lakes. According to the story he still lives in the waters of the lake and, from time to time, takes vengeance on the citizens. According to other stories, the giant snake was transformed into Diテシ, a spirit who founded the underwater kingdom of the lake. It is also said that Zilant did not escape to the lake but instead tried get revenge upon the knight, who by that time had ridden some 50 ''
テァaqrトアm Traditional Tatar units of measurement were used by Tatars until 1924 but became obsolete when the Soviet Union adopted the metric system. The Tatar system shares many units with the Russian system (e.g. and ), which is close to the English (th ...
'' away from Kazan. During the fight that followed, Zilant cut the hero into six parts. The knight, however, had managed to stab the dragon with his poisoned pike, and Zilant eventually died. There is also a legend about Zilant's return to Zilantaw. They say that Zilant re-established himself in a big cave near the hill. The dragon would occasionally fly over the panic-stricken city and drink water from the Black Lake. At first the people of the city paid tribute to him, but later they managed to kill him with a wizard's help. ミミームミーム災サム ミ慯τムひームミクミス, "ミ榧キミオムミセ ミ墟ーミアミーミス", ミ墟ーミキミーミスム, 1989.


Related legends

According to one legend, when
Bulgars The Bulgars (also Bulghars, Bulgari, Bolgars, Bolghars, Bolgari, Proto-Bulgarians) were Turkic peoples, Turkic Nomad, semi-nomadic warrior tribes that flourished in the Pontic窶鼎aspian steppe and the Volga region between the 5th and 7th centu ...
came to found the town of
Bilテ、r Bilテ、r or Bilyarsk (; ) was a medieval city in Volga Bulgaria and its second capital before the Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria. It was located on the left bank of the Small Cheremshan River in Alexeeyevsky District of the Tatarstan. Its ...
, they discovered a big snake. They decided to kill it, but the snake begged for peace and pleaded with
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to give her wings. Once she had her wings the snake flew away from Bilテ、r. Another great snake was said to live in a pagan tower temple at Alabuト歛. Although the Bulgars adopted
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as early as the 10th century, the snake survived until the time of
Tamerlane Timur, also known as Tamerlane (1320s17/18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol tradition, Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timuri ...
's invasion after which it disappeared.
Ibn Fadlan Ahmad ibn Fadlan ibn al-Abbas al-Baghdadi () or simply known as Ibn Fadlan, was a 10th-century traveler from Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir to the king ...
, who visited
Volga Bulgaria Volga Bulgaria or Volga窶適ama Bulgaria (sometimes referred to as the Volga Bulgar Emirate) was a historical Bulgar state that existed between the 9th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River, in what is now Europea ...
in the 10th century, referred to numerous snakes, especially in trees. Ibn Fadlan wrote about a huge fallen tree, longer than hundred ells. He saw a big snake at the trunk of the tree, almost as large as the tree itself. The Bulgars allayed his fears by assuring him that the snake was not dangerous.


Interpretations

The popular historian
Lev Gumilyov Lev Nikolayevich Gumilev (also Gumilyov; ; 窶 15 June 1992) was a Soviet and Russian historian, ethnologist, anthropologist and translator. He had a reputation for his highly unorthodox theories of ethnogenesis and historiosophy. He was an ...
pointed out in his ''Ancient Turks'' that the
Kypchaks The Kipchaks, also spelled Qipchaqs, known as Polovtsians (''Polovtsy'') in Russian annals, were Turkic nomads and then a confederation that existed in the Middle Ages inhabiting parts of the Eurasian Steppe. First mentioned in the eighth cent ...
, one of the ancestors of modern
Tatars Tatars ( )Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary
are a group of Turkic peoples across Eas ...
, came from the ''Zheliang'' Valley in the
Altay Mountains The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their headwaters. The massif merges with th ...
. In his opinion, the nearby Zheliang Mountain and Zheliang settlement were named after Zilant the White Snake. If there is any truth in
Lev Gumilyov Lev Nikolayevich Gumilev (also Gumilyov; ; 窶 15 June 1992) was a Soviet and Russian historian, ethnologist, anthropologist and translator. He had a reputation for his highly unorthodox theories of ethnogenesis and historiosophy. He was an ...
's idea, then the dragon of Kazan should be regarded as a remnant of the once popular Turkic
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. These flying snakes were also known in
Bolghar Bolghar (; Tatar language, Tatar: ミ岱セミサミウミーム, リィルリコリァリア, ''Bolト歛r''; Chuvash language, Chuvash: ミ績ミサト ミ淨σサムミーム, ''Aslト Pトネhar'') was intermittently the capital of Volga Bulgaria from the 10th to the 13th centuries, along with Bilテ、r, ...
, Suar,
Bilテ、r Bilテ、r or Bilyarsk (; ) was a medieval city in Volga Bulgaria and its second capital before the Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria. It was located on the left bank of the Small Cheremshan River in Alexeeyevsky District of the Tatarstan. Its ...
and the other cities of
Volga Bulgaria Volga Bulgaria or Volga窶適ama Bulgaria (sometimes referred to as the Volga Bulgar Emirate) was a historical Bulgar state that existed between the 9th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River, in what is now Europea ...
. For the most part, these snakes were benevolent. However, in the boundary fortresses of
Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ノ想anis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
, Alabuト歛 and
Cテシkテ、taw Cテシkテ、taw (; ; ; ), also known as Zhukotin (), was a medieval Volga Bulgaria, Bolgar city during the 10th to 15th centuries CE. The city was situated on the right bank of the Kama River, Kama, near the modern city of Chistopol. In the 10th to 13 ...
, legends about flying monsters flourished. One particular fortress on the Shishma River was known as Yトアlantaw, later russified as Yelantovo. Many scholars believe that Zilant, like other flying snakes, symbolized the evil rulers of the neighboring pagan peoples. The legendary burning of the snakes may symbolize the victory of
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over
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. Sceptics say that the Bulgars purposefully spread those legends in the border regions in order to dismay their neighbors. There is also speculations that Zilant's origination was not from the White Snake, but the ''Falcon'' (), an image similar to Zilant from an earlier epoch.


Zilantaw in Kazan

Zilantaw Hill (originally
Tatar Tatar may refer to: Peoples * Tatars, an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar" * Volga Tatars, a people from the Volga-Ural region of western Russia * Crimean Tatars, a people from the Crimea peninsula by the B ...
, , , Snake Mount), associated with Zilant legends, was formerly situated on the bank of
Kazanka River The Kazanka (; ) is a river in the Russian Federation, a left tributary of the Volga. The Kazanka begins near the village of Bimeri in Arsk District and flows into the Kuybyshev Reservoir in Kazan, near the Kazan Kremlin. Other towns on the Kazan ...
. Some researchers support the view that Kazan was founded here, citing ancient Tatar legends as support. Other legends place the city foundation at Iske Qazan, the Qaban settlement, an Old Tatar settlement from the 16th century. However, these legends ignore the
Kazan Kremlin The Kazan Kremlin (; ) is the chief historic citadel of Russia, situated in the city of Kazan. It was built at the behest of Ivan the Terrible on the ruins of the former castle of list of Kazan khans, Kazan khans. It was declared a World Heritage ...
, which is actually the oldest part of the city. It is probable that a small settlement, not the city of Kazan, had existed at Zilantaw in the Bulgarian epoch (12th窶14th centuries). The nearest settlement, Biナ Balta, has been known since Khanate's epoch. In 1560 the Zilantov Monastery of Assumption was established on the hill. In recent centuries, the hill was covered with an old Russian cemetery, attested to since the Khanate's epoch. During the excavations in the 1970s, vestiges of an original monastery were unearthed. The most ancient layer contained indications of a great fire, lending support to the legend about the burning of the snakes. In historians' opinion this great fire would have occurred during the 1223窶1236 invasion. Zilantaw actually used to be a high and waterless island, which would make it the best place for snakes to hibernate during winter. The nearest lake was called Zmeinoye or Zmievo, that is, Snake Lake. However, in 1957 Qazansu's course was changed so that the old riverbed, separated from the
Kuybyshev Reservoir Kuybyshev Reservoir or Kuybyshevskoye Reservoir () is a reservoir of the middle Volga and lower Kama in Chuvashia, Mari El Republic, Republic of Tatarstan, Samara Oblast and Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It is sometimes called as Samara Reservoir an ...
, was swamped. Nowadays, Zilantaw is an unpractical depressive area, surrounded by plants and depots. The old cloister was reopened here in 2005.


Zilant as a state symbol

After the conquest of
Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ノ想anis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
in 1552,
Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV Vasilyevich (; 窶 ), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible,; ; monastic name: Jonah. was Grand Prince of Moscow, Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar of all Russia, Tsar and Grand Prince of all R ...
adopted this image with the title of Kazan's khan (
tsar Tsar (; also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar''; ; ; sr-Cyrl-Latn, ムミーム, car) is a title historically used by Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word '' caesar'', which was intended to mean ''emperor'' in the Euro ...
). Zilant was also featured in a seal of
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as well as a flag of
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. Early Russian images represent Zilant with one head, four chicken legs, a bird's body and a snake tail. This representation is thus a
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rather than a dragon. In 1730 a royal decree established Zilant as a coat of arms of the
Kazan Governorate Kazan Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Russian SFSR from 1708 to 1920, with its capital in Kazan. History Kazan Governorate, together with seven other ...
. It was described in the decree as a "black snake, crowned with the gold crown of Kazan, red-winged on the white field". Being the coat of Kazan, Zilant was incorporated into the Russian Imperial coat of arms. The image was added to the arms of all the towns in the governorate. Zilant also appeared on the coat of arms of
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, a town located to the south of Moscow, as it was an appendage town of the exiled Kazan khan ト榲、bdellatテュf back in the 16th century. After 1917, the governorate was abolished and along with it, all the imperial emblems that featured Zilant. Discussion about restoring Zilant as a city symbol resumed in the 1990s. Supporters of Zilant referred to the state insignia of the
Khanate of Kazan The Khanate of Kazan was a Tatar state that occupied the territory of the former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552. The khanate covered contemporary Tatarstan, Mari El, Chuvashia, Mordovia, and parts of Udmurtia and Bashkortostan; ...
. Some Tatar nationalists, however, dismissed the use of Ajdaha-Zilant as an evil symbol of aggression, derogatory to the Tatars and their statehood. They also pointed out that Zilant might be construed as the dragon killed by
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as represented on the
Coat of arms of Moscow The coat of arms of Moscow depicts a horseman with a spear in his hand slaying a basilisk and is identified with Saint George and the Dragon. The heraldic emblem of Moscow has been an integral part of the coat of arms of Russia since the 16th cen ...
. According to this popular interpretation, Saint George would then symbolize
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, and the "dragon" would symbolize Kazan. It was eventually decided that Zilant should be associated with Aq Yトアlan (White Snake) as a positive Turkic spirit. During the Millennium of Kazan in 2005, Zilant was reinstated as a symbol of Kazan. It is now featured in the coat of arms of Kazan and as well as in the municipal jack.


Zilant in art and culture

Zilant could be seen at the decorative elements all over
Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ノ想anis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
. The most prominent is a fountain ''The Qazan'' (2005), stylized as cauldron. * KAI Zilant is a handball club in Kazan. * Zilantkon (or Zilantcon) is a popular annual fantasy and
RPG RPG may refer to: Military * Rocket-propelled grenade, a shoulder-launched anti-tank weapon **''Ruchnoi Protivotankoviy Granatomyot'' (Russian: ''ミムτミスミセミケ ミ湲ミセムひクミイミセムひーミスミコミセミイム巾ケ ミ酉ミーミスミームひセミシム帯''), hand-held anti-tank grenade laun ...
festival that takes place in
Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ノ想anis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
in the first ten days of November. * The Zilant was chosen as the mascot and logo of the cancelled 2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games, which were planned to be held in Kazan.


Gallery

Image:Zilant art minor.JPG, Fountain in the
Millennium Park of Kazan Image:Zilant art qazan.JPG, Fountain in the
Millennium Park of Kazan Image:ミ岱セミサ.ミソミオムミームび ミ侑イミーミスミー ミ酉ミセミキミスミセミウミセ.jpg, A seal of
Ivan IV Ivan IV Vasilyevich (; 窶 ), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible,; ; monastic name: Jonah. was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584. ...
Image:Iohann_seal_Kazan.gif, A fragment of the seal, Zilant


Coats of arms

Image:Arsk COA (Kazan Governorate) (1781).png, Arsk/Arテァa (1781) Image:Chistopol COA (Kazan Governorate) (1781).png, Chistopol/テテュstay (1781) Image:Kazan COA (Kazan Governorate) (1781).png, Kazan/Qazan (1781) Image:Coat of Arms of Laishev (Tatarstan) (1781).png, Laishev/Layトアナ (1781) Image:Coat of Arms of Mamadysh (Tatarstan) (1781).png, Mamadysh/Mamadトアナ (1781) Image:Coat of Arms of Spassk (Bolgar Tatarstan) (1781).png, Spassk/Bolト歛r (1781) Image:Tetyushi COA (Kazan Governorate) (1781).png, Tetyushi/Tテ、teナ (1781) Image:Coat of Arms of Kashira (Moscow oblast) (1998).png,
Kashira Kashira () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District, Moscow Oblast, Kashirsky District in Moscow Oblast, located on the Oka River south of Moscow. Population: History It was first ...
,
Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...
, 1998


See also

*
List of dragons in mythology and folklore This is a list of dragons in mythology and folklore. African dragons European dragons This is a list of European dragons. Asian dragons West Asian dragons South Asian dragons Southeast Asian dragons East Asian dragons ...
* Yilbegテ、n, Yuxa and Chuvash dragon (ミ墜嶝ミオ テト嶢サミオミス) are related mythological creatures. *
Cockatrice A cockatrice is a mythical beast, essentially a two-legged dragon, wyvern, or snake, serpent-like creature with a rooster's head. Described by Laurence Breiner as "an ornament in the drama and poetry of the Elizabethans", it was featured promine ...


Notes


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