Alkonost

Alkonost is a wonderful bird, an inhabitant of Iria, a Slavic paradise.
Her face is feminine, her body is that of a bird, and her voice is sweet, like love itself. Having heard Alkonost singing with delight, he can forget everything in the world, but there is no evil from her to people, unlike her friend Sirin the bird. Alkonost lays eggs "at the edge of the sea", but does not incubate them, but plunges them into the depths of the sea. At this time, the weather is calm for seven days - until the chicks hatch.
ALKONOST is a fabulous bird of paradise with a human. person izv. on the monuments of dr-rus. literature (Paleya 14th century, alphabet books 16-17th centuries) and popular prints. Name and her image, which first appeared in translated monuments, are the result of a misunderstanding. In Greek. the source refers to the kingfisher (in Greek "αλκιων"). When rewriting the beginning. words of glory. the text "alkion is (bird)" turned into "alkonost".

Description prepared by the player Thicket