The Songs of the Russian People, As Illustrative of Slavonic Mythology And Russian Social Life
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The Bear finds them out and carries them off. During his absence a hawk takes them on its wings, and tries to fly away with them. But the Bear returns, catches sight of them, strikes his head against the ground, and sends forth a flame, which burns the hawk's wings, and compels it to drop the fugitives. An eagle next attempts to rescue them, but meets with the same fate as the hawk. At last, ' For a detailed account of " Swan-Maidens," see Baring-Gould's " Curious Myths," etc., Second Series, p.... 296.
STORILAND BEINGS. 183 • however, a bull-calf succeeds in carrying them off safely. Acting on its directions the royal children consume it with fire, and from its ashes spring a horse, a dog, and an apple-tree, all of which play important parts in the second half of the story ^ The bear [Medvyed'] is a weU-known symbol of the thunder, said to be chosen partly on account of its fondness for honey [Med, which, in mythological language means rain]. The hawk, the eagle, and the buU, are all equally famihar symbols of the cloud.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Bear finds them out and carries them off. During his absence a hawk takes them on its wings, and tries to fly away with them. But the Bear returns, catches sight of them, strikes his head against the ground, and sends forth a flame, which burns the hawk's wings, and compels it to drop the fugitives. An eagle next attempts to rescue them, but meets with the same fate as the hawk. At last, ' For a detailed account of " Swan-Maidens," see Baring-Gould's " Curious Myths," etc., Second Series, p.... 296.
STORILAND BEINGS. 183 • however, a bull-calf succeeds in carrying them off safely. Acting on its directions the royal children consume it with fire, and from its ashes spring a horse, a dog, and an apple-tree, all of which play important parts in the second half of the story ^ The bear [Medvyed'] is a weU-known symbol of the thunder, said to be chosen partly on account of its fondness for honey [Med, which, in mythological language means rain]. The hawk, the eagle, and the buU, are all equally famihar symbols of the cloud.
What to read after The Songs of the Russian People, As Illustrative of Slavonic Mythology And Russian Social Life?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ralston William Ralston Shedden to read onlineMoreLess
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