The duality of mythological creatures can be traced in all folk cultures. The birds Alkonost and Sirin are guardians of the Slavic Paradise and reflect the cycle of Life and Death in the world order.

general characteristics

Despite their similar appearance, the birds have many differences. They lie in the character and origin of these creatures.

This bird maiden in Slavic mythology is identified with the bright beginning. She is credited with the role of a messenger of joy and prosperity.

Origins

The progenitor of the Slavic maiden bird is considered to be the Greek woman Alcyone. According to myths, the girl learned about the death of her husband and rushed into the sea, for which the gods of Olympus turned her into a seabird.

From Greek, alkyone (ἀλκυών) is translated as kingfisher. This breed builds its nests on the seashores and feeds on fish.

Appearance

The appearance of the creature has changed throughout Russian history. According to surviving images, Alkonost had the following external features:

1. On popular prints, the bird maiden has a woman's face, breasts and arms, and the creature also holds a flower from Paradise and a scroll that describes heavenly rewards for a righteous life. In these drawings, Alkonost has variegated plumage.
2. Viktor Vasnetsov in the 19th century. depicted a creature with white plumage, indicating its light essence.
3. The creature's head is crowned with a golden crown.
4. The claws on the creature's right paw are golden, and those on the left are silver.

According to legends, Alkonost has both positive and negative character traits. The creature descends to the ground and mourns the fallen warriors with a song. The creature sings happiness and joy in Heaven to the righteous, and promises reward for their actions to sinners. Among the magical features of the creature are:

1. Messenger of the gods. In some Slavic interpretations, Alkonost, as a bird of Paradise, acts as a messenger of the god Khors or Svarog. With its singing, the creature retold to people the will of the pantheon.
2. Weather control. According to legends, the creature can raise storms over the sea or calm the surface of the water.
3. Accompaniment of souls. The creature accompanied the noble ones who died on the battlefield to the gates of Iria.
4. Intoxicating voice. Alkonost’s songs could captivate an unprepared listener, causing a person to forget about everything in the world. The dope passed away when the bird maiden finished singing.

Despite the bright beginning inherent in the image, Alkonost could also seriously harm a person. According to legend, a bird lays a magical egg on the day of the winter solstice and lowers it to the seabed. During this period, stormy winds and storms subside.

The creature itself monitors the surface of the water from the shore and waits for the egg to float to the surface. According to legends, Alkonost eggs can protect from any evil and fulfill wishes, so many people tried to steal the clutch. The stolen egg was hung under the ceiling beam of the church. The bird did not forgive such an insult and pursued the thief until the end of his life. Having found the daredevil, Alkonost took his soul and left it to wander the earth forever.

Habitat

Alkonost, according to mythology, lives on the banks of the Euphrates River. The bed of this river flows through Iriy (Prav) - the Slavic paradise. The place where the bird lives is called Buyan Island.

On some popular prints, Alkonost is depicted on a tree with the fruits of knowledge, which are guarded by the dragon Ladon.

Bird Sirin

Unlike Alkonost, Sirin is presented as a bird of sadness and sorrow. According to legends, this creature guards Nav - the world of the dead.

Origins

The creature's name comes from the Greek word "Seiqmer", which means "sirens". These bird-like creatures that live on rocks in the seas are the progenitors of the image of Sirin. They are also related to the Slavic bird maiden by a dangerous voice that lures sailors.

The first images of Sirin date back to the 10th century. The dark creature was depicted on pottery and door locks. In Russian legends, this creature is a resident of paradise, whose singing mesmerizes any mortal.

Towards the end of the 17th century, Sirin was mentioned in such literary monuments as Physiologists, Chronograph and Azbukovnik. In them, the creature was described as a harbinger of death.

Appearance

Sirin's appearance has a number of differences from Alkonost. Among them are:

1. The plumage is dark or gray. Hair is tar, eyes are blue.
2. After the baptism of Rus', a halo began to be depicted around the creature’s head.
3. The claws on the creature's paws are covered with silver.

In the pre-Christian period, there are images of Sirin with white plumage as a symbol of rebirth. Through the cry of the bird maiden, souls were cleansed from earthly disputes.

Character and magical abilities

The general character traits of the dark creature have varied throughout culture. Initially, Sirin was a negative creature. The bird maiden befuddled people's heads, causing them to lose their minds and forget about their past life. The voice of Sirin forced the Slavs not to be afraid of death, but the warriors themselves began to crave death. An encounter with a bird of death can result in suicide for a person.

It was possible to fight this creature - Sirin cannot stand noise. According to legend, if a creature descended to earth and began to sing, then it is necessary to ring bells, shoot cannons and rattle weapons. In this case, the maiden bird will be frightened by loud sounds and fly away.

There is another way to overcome her enchanting voice. To do this, you should start singing yourself. If a person’s voice turns out to be more beautiful, the creature will listen and become silent. After this, Sirin can help with advice. But a bad voice will anger the creature, and it will severely punish the daredevil, taking his soul.

1. With her singing, the bird maiden is capable of creating a whirlpool that will lead to the death of the ship.
2. The gift of foresight. The words of the creature's song could often describe the future, positive and negative predictions always came true. For this reason, the Slavs were afraid of the birds singing.
3. The creature often tests people with its singing. The bird brings reward to those who resist, and death to those who succumb to temptation. This is how the gods tested mortal heroes for their readiness to abandon vicious weaknesses.

Habitat

In early legends, Sirin's habitat was Nav - the world of the dead. There, the bird maiden mourned the dead warriors with sad songs. The creature was the messenger of the Koschny god, who commands the dead.

In later sources, Sirin lives in Iria, guarding trees and a magical river. The bird occasionally flies to the ground to honor the fallen soldiers with mournful cries.

Legends about Alkonost and Sirin

There are several references to sacred bird maidens in Slavic legends. Some of them belong to the pagan period, others to the Christian period.

Resurrection of Perun

According to the myths of the Slavs, the main god of their religion was given birth to Svarog and Mother Sva. However, in infancy, the deity was stolen by Skipper the Snake, a hundred-headed dragon with a scorpion tail. Together with Perun, the monster also stole his sisters, the goddesses of love, death and life - Lelya and Zhiva.

The serpent skipper buried the sleeping Thunderer in the depths of the underworld. 300 years after the abduction, Mother Swa gathered the brothers of Perun, the Svarozhechs, and ordered them to find the main god.

To speed up the search, three gods turned into birds: Volos - into Sirin, Yarilo - into Alkonost, and Striver took the guise of Stratim. In this form they searched for their brother for seven years. the gods called the Snake Skipper to account, but he tried to hide the truth.

The magic birds did not fall for the dragon's lies and were able to find Perun, who was fast asleep. To revive him, the gods asked the bird Gamayun to bring the magical Surya from a well in the Ripaean mountains.

After the Svarozhichi washed the Thunderer’s face with living water, he woke up. His first feat was the victory over the Skipper-Snake, whom Perun deprived of all his heads and banished to the ends of the earth.

Apple saved

Traditionally, the Feast of Apple Savior is celebrated on August 19. Despite its Slavic roots, this festival also became Christian.

This day marks the end of the summer season, which marks the harvest. According to legend, on Yablochny Savior the joyful Alkonost and the sad Sirin fly from Prav to Yav. In their paws they carry healing herbs.

First, Sirin flies around the gardens and sings sad songs, mourning all the dead and those who lived in lies. For this reason, it is undesirable to eat apples before August 19 - according to legend, those who eat them face a year full of misfortunes.

After Sirin, Alkonost, the bird of happiness, visits the apple trees. Her singing is full of joy and light, it marks the constant cycle of life and death, the change of seasons and the constant renewal of nature.

The bright maiden bird shakes off the dew from its wings, watering the trees with it. According to legend, after visiting Alkonost’s gardens, apples acquire healing properties. They are given fresh to friends and relatives, and they are also fed to children for future use. This ritual will help people avoid winter illnesses.

The holiday reminds people that the highest values ​​are spiritual. On this day they treat the poor and needy, visit distant relatives and thank the older generation for life. This is due to the fact that the bird maidens Sirin and Alkonost are also guardians of the hearth. The Slavs revered these creatures along with other bereginiyas and asked them to protect the house from quarrels and need.

Other Slavic bird maidens

The same mythological creatures of Eastern Europe may have a number of differences depending on the region. Some creatures acquire similar character traits and abilities.

The Virgin Bird Sva is the ancestor of all Slavs. She emerged from the golden eggs laid by the World Duck, who created the world.

The goddess looks like a bird with a woman's head. Her plumage is multi-colored, her hair is golden, and her eyes are blue. Traditionally, Mother Swa is depicted without weapons, but with her wings she covers all of Rus' from enemies.

The bird is capable of raising the morale of the Slavs, which is why they could win on the battlefield even with a small army. The warriors, blessed by Mother Swa, lost the fear of death and, dying, experienced joy. This makes the goddess related to Alkonost and Sirin, who also sang to the dead about happiness and piety in Prav.

Among the southern Slavs, Mother Swa was associated with the bird Gamayun. According to legend, in this form the goddess appeared before people. In its true form, the creature is depicted in fire, which symbolizes the unquenchable fighting spirit of the Slavs.

In paganism, mother Sva is the wife of the heavenly blacksmith Svarog. Together they gave birth to the entire Slavic pantheon.

The habitat of Mother Swa is the sky. From here the bird maiden illuminates the Russian lands and guards the borders.

The messenger bird is a famous character in many cultures. Gamayun is traditionally considered the messenger of Veles. In the southern regions, this creature is the messenger of Perun.

Gamayun's habitat is Buyan Island. Some legends also mention the Makarian Mountains.

This creature lives on Buyan Island. The creature looked like a snow-white bird with a woman's head. Stratim has no relation to the gods and other worlds. The Slavs described this creature as a powerful chimera that covers the whole world with its right wing.

Stram has a crystal crown on his head, and the main ability of this bird is to control nature. Like Alkonost, this creature is able to calm storms and hurricanes. Unlike the light bird maiden, Stratim causes storms and earthquakes.

Stratim does not belong to the shores. In the understanding of the Slavs, this creature personified the power of nature, to which any person is vulnerable.

The Simurgh combines the head of a lion and the body of a bird. In some images the creature has a human face. According to Iranian mythology, this creature sits under and protects him from evil.

This deity carries the will of the Creators to people, playing the role of a messenger bird. According to legend, Simurgh sings joyfully in the spring, thanks to which trees and plants awaken from sleep. In autumn, this creature sings a sad song, to which the entire living world plunges into winter sleep.

Like Alkonost, Simur is able to control the weather. The flapping of its wings causes the winds to rise, and where the messenger bird flies, it will rain.

Conclusion

Sirin and Alkonost are bird maidens in Slavic mythology, whose connection demonstrates the cycle of Joy and Sorrow, Life and Death. Despite their similar appearance, the creatures have a number of distinctive features.

In the culture of the Slavs, the functions of dual beings were performed by many magical birds - Mother Swa, Gamayun and the Firebird. In the mythologies of many countries you can find references to similar creatures.

(alkonst, alkonos) - in Russian and Byzantine medieval legends, a bird of paradise-maiden who brings happiness. The image of Alkonost goes back to the Greek myth of Alcyone, who was transformed by the gods into a kingfisher. This fabulous bird of paradise became known from the monuments of ancient Russian literature (Palea of ​​the 14th century, alphabet books of the 16th-17th centuries) and popular prints. Its name and image, which first appeared in translated monuments, are the result of a misunderstanding. The Greek source refers to the kingfisher (Greek: αλκιων). When rewriting, the initial words of the Slavic text “alkyon is (bird)” turned into “alkonost”.
According to the legend of the 17th century, Alkonost is near heaven and when he sings, he does not feel himself. Alkonost consoles the saints with his singing, announcing to them the future life. Alkonost lays eggs on the seashore and, plunging them into the depths of the sea, makes it calm for 6 days. Alkonost’s singing is so beautiful that those who hear it forget about everything in the world.

Alkonost is depicted in Russian popular prints as a half-woman, half-bird with large multi-colored feathers (wings), human hands and a body. A maiden head, overshadowed by a crown and a halo, which sometimes contains a short inscription. In his hands he holds flowers of paradise or an unfolded scroll with an explanatory inscription.

ALKONOST and SIRIN - in Russian medieval legends, mythical bird sisters, residents of Vyria (paradise).
Both Alkonost and Sirinus were usually represented as birds with a woman's head and a beautiful face.

Legends about the miraculous voice of the Sirin and Alkonost were widespread. For example, in some places it was believed that the singing of these birds was so beautiful that it could bewitch a person and make him forget about everything in the world. At the same time, some beliefs called the alkonost the bird of joy, and the sirina the bird of sadness; The singing of the alkonost was considered beautiful, but harmless, and the singing of the Sirin was considered destructively enchanting: a person, having heard it, seemed to forget about everything in the world and soon die, and death was desired for him at that moment. Perhaps this belief reflected echoes of the Greek myth about sirens - creatures with amazing voices, whose singing made sailors forget about the purpose of the journey and rush into the sea - to their death.
The legends about the Sirin and the Alkonost were, apparently, not originally Russian and were most likely of Byzantine origin, although in Rus' they very soon merged with local legends and beliefs.
http://sueverija.narod.ru/Muzei/Sirin.ht

The bird of paradise Sirin sings so sweetly that a person forgets about everything and dies.
Sirin is afraid of loud noises and, to scare her away, people shoot from cannons.
It is this plot that is presented in the following pictures.

In Russian spiritual poems, she, descending from heaven to earth, enchants people with her singing; in Western European legends, she is the embodiment of an unfortunate soul. Derived from the Greek Sirens. In Slavic mythology, a wonderful bird, whose singing disperses sadness and melancholy; appears only to happy people. Sirin is one of the birds of paradise, even its very name is consonant with the name of paradise: Iriy. Sirin is a dark bird, a dark force, a messenger of the ruler of the underworld.

Gamayun- according to Slavic mythology, a prophetic bird, a messenger of the god Veles, his herald, singing divine hymns to people and foreshadowing the future for those who know how to hear the secret. Gamayun knows everything in the world about the origin of earth and sky, gods and heroes, people and monsters, birds and animals. When Gamayun flies from sunrise, a deadly storm arrives.

Originally from Eastern (Persian) mythology. It was depicted with a woman's head and breasts. In the mythology of the ancient Iranians there is an analogue - the bird of joy Humayun.

The collection of myths “Songs of the Gamayun Bird” tells about the initial events in Slavic mythology - the creation of the world and the birth of pagan gods. The songs are divided into chapters - “Tangles”. http://www.dazzle.ru/spec/ppg/ppg.shtml
The word "gamayun" comes from "gamayun" - to lull (obviously because these legends also served as bedtime stories for children)

In general, the mythical birds are: Alkonost, Raven, Gamayun, Geese-Swans, Firebird, Sirin,
Stratim, Fear Bird, Duck, Phoenix.

About Gamayun, things half-maiden-half-bird, epics and songs were composed. Her image is found in painting and art. It is also on the coats of arms of Russian cities. Who is Gamayun? What is its role in Slavic myths and legends?

Gamayun is a mythical magical bird in Russian culture. She lived in Bright Iria - the habitat of the Gods. The image of things of the bird Gamayun was so loved that its name was used as a personal name, the name was used as a name in toponymy. The name itself perhaps comes from “gamanit”, that is, to tell, to speak. The familiar word “gomon” is related to the word “Gamayun”.

What is the appearance of the Gamayun bird?

As we can see from numerous images, including those included in the treasury of Russian painting, Gamayun has the head and chest of a beautiful maiden, and the body of a large bird, the feathers are bright and expressive. Sometimes there are no human features in Gamayun’s appearance; she is a huge bird. Here and there there are references that Gamayun is capable of transformation and completely becomes a maiden. Many descriptions indicate that Gamayun has no legs, sometimes even wings. This is what they say about her in an ancient manuscript:

Gamayun is a bird like the mancoria, which he also calls the bird of paradise, with a majesty more than a bird’s tail, with a tail of seven spans, a leg and wings, but it constantly flies through the air with its tail, and never rests, the color of its feathers is more beautiful, and desirable for human vision.

Thus, the bird is unusual, unearthly. She is able to visit all corners of the Manifest World, sits on branches in the forest - they see her there.

Why is Gamayun a prophetic bird? What other abilities does she have?

There has long been a belief about Gamayun:

If Gamayun blows his wings on someone’s head, he will be his ruler. If Gamayun interrupts his flight, this is fraught with great troubles.

If it falls to the ground and dies, then the sign foreshadows the death of a high-ranking person, a prince. Flies from the east - a terrible storm will break out. She can also change the weather: she calls the wind, she calls for rain.

The content of Gamayun’s song also talks about the future, tells the will of higher powers. In general, everything about Gamayun is known: how the earth came into being, the people on it, the birds, the animals. By talking with the magic bird, you can learn all these secrets. Gamayun can influence people and influence people with his power. In general, Gamayun talks a lot, helps righteous people, and may even reveal a secret. Such a bird can teach magic, the ability to make predictions. Her singing inspires deeds and great achievements.

Is the Gamayun bird dangerous for people?

As a rule, Gamayun does not attack passers-by and does not show anger towards people. But the danger lies elsewhere. According to legends, Gamayun’s singing is so beautiful that people involuntarily listen to it, forget themselves, their affairs, and follow things like a bird wherever they look. However, the phenomenon of Gamayun is definitely happiness both in the present and in the future. In addition, Gamayun inspires poets, singers, storytellers - he tells them magical stories and images.

Gamayun is the embodiment of poetry, magic, secret knowledge and creativity. It is no wonder why the image of birds is so popular among poets, artists, and writers. In addition, Gamayun embodies the mystical principle in nature. Our ancestors spoke about it. Let us remember about Gamayun and other mysterious creatures while studying Slavic mythology!

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Alkonost

The wonderful bird Alkonost, or Halcyon, with a female appearance and similar to a kingfisher, lives either on the banks of the Euphrates, or on the island of Buyan, or in the ancient Slavic paradise of Iria. The fabulously beautiful creature lays its eggs on the seabed, at the edge of the sea, and for seven days, until the chicks are born, according to legend, the weather is calm and windless. Alkonost is a bird of goodness and sadness. It does not pose any danger to humans, but on the contrary, it mourns those killed on the field after the battle. And Alkonost’s singing, similar to love itself, is so beautiful that whoever hears it can forget everything in the world.

Sirin

Another bird of paradise - Sirina, reminiscent of the ancient Greek Sirens - is usually attributed to dark forces. Outwardly, she is very similar to Alkonost and is his frequent companion. However, despite the fact that, unlike Alkonost, Sirin sings songs of Joy, promising soon-to-come bliss, his singing is destructive for people, because after hearing it, you can lose your mind.

Gamayun

The prophetic Gamayun bird is a wise messenger of the Slavic gods and a harbinger of happiness. Her name probably comes from the old word “gamayun”, that is, to lull. Gamayun's cry is good news, and she sings divine songs to people. Gamayun knows about everything in the world, knows the secrets about the origin of the earth and sky and is ready to tell about the future to everyone who knows how to understand the secret. In Slavic mythology, it was customary to turn to her for advice. According to popular beliefs, this miracle bird was born along with our world and its purpose is to remind people of the highest values ​​of existence.

Stratem

The mysterious and gigantic Stratim-bird, also known as the Straphil-bird, is the archetype of the progenitor, the mother of all birds. She lives on the sea-ocean and holds the whole white world under her right wing. Stratim personified the most terrible and permissive forces of nature. She will flap her wing - the sea will become agitated, she will scream - a storm will rise, and if she will fly - she will cover the white light... Ships will sink in the sea, the deepest abysses will open up, cities and forests will disappear under water.

Firebird

The most famous and late bird in the world of Russian folk fantasy is the Firebird, which has adopted some properties of many other fairy-tale birds. Its prototype was obviously Phoenix. Resembling a peacock, she also lives in the beautiful Garden of Eden of Iria in a golden cage, from which she flies out only at night. Her golden feathers are capable of shining in the darkness and amaze human vision, but at the same time, the Firebird returns the ability to see to the blind, and her singing heals the sick. At the same time, when she sings, pearls fall from her beak. The Firebird feeds on golden apples, which give her eternal youth, beauty and immortality. Perhaps that is why fairy-tale heroes hunted for her, and musicians and artists sang her in their works.

But the most important thing that is unknown to modern scientists is that the ancient sages of the Slavs and other peoples owned “ Knowledge of the Science of the Invisible World» Divine Universe. Most of our works on the site are devoted to the presentation of this Knowledge. We wrote about this in the book we published, section “ Books"—and a large number of works on the site.

Svarog

Etymology

Researchers have always been attracted by the consonance of the theonym Svarog with ancient Indian. svarga "sky, heavenly". Based on this consonance, a conclusion was drawn about the linguistic relationship of these words and even about the functions of Svarog as a Slavic deity. However, there are many stretches in this hypothesis. The word svar-gá, lit. “sunny road” was formed after the separation of the Indo-Aryans from other Indo-Europeans and therefore could not get to the Slavs. The Slavs could not borrow this word from the Iranian (Scythian-Sarmatian) language, since the Indo-Aryan svar “sun” corresponds to the Iranian hvar in connection with the natural transition s→h in Iranian. This theonym also cannot be the actual Slavic name for the sun, since in Slavic there was no transition l→r.

Nowadays, thanks to O. N. Trubachev’s theory about the Indo-Aryan linguistic substrate in the Northern Black Sea region, attempts are being made to revive the old hypothesis about the Indo-Aryan origin of the theonym Svarog. This theonym was allegedly borrowed by the Slavs from the Indo-Aryans in the Northern Black Sea region and comes from the same svarga “sky, heavenly”. The theory of O. N. Trubachev is not accepted by the majority of modern scientists - both Iranianists and Indologists. However, L. S. Klein (not being, however, a linguist), for example, sees no other alternatives than to agree with the Indo-Aryan hypothesis.

The version about Svarog as a blacksmith god is an interpretation of a fragment given in the Tale of Bygone Years for the year 6622 (). There, in support of the plausibility of the story about the fall of “glass eyes” from a cloud, stories from “Chronograph” are given about the fall of squirrels, wheat and other things from the clouds. In particular, the story begins about the fall of ticks from the sky in Egypt, which ends in the middle.

According to this story, in Egypt “after the flood and after the division of languages, first Mestrom, from the clan of Ham, began to reign, after him Jeremiah, then Theosta, whom the Egyptians called Svarog. During the reign of this Theostos in Egypt, pincers fell from the sky, and people began to forge weapons, and before that they fought with clubs and stones. The same Theosta issued a law that women should marry one man and lead an abstinent lifestyle... If anyone breaks this law, let him be thrown into a fiery furnace. For this reason they called him Svarog, and the Egyptians honored him.” After him, his son reigned, “named the Sun, who is called Dazhdbog,” under whom “immaculate life began throughout the land of Egypt, and everyone praised him.”

Svarog (Hephaestus) in this passage is a kind of cultural hero, the founder of blacksmithing and marriage. A typological parallel in the East Slavic folk tradition is Kuzma-Demyan - cultural heroes, patrons of both blacksmithing and weddings.

Apparently, the story about the Egyptian king-gods, borrowed from the Old Russian “Chronograph,” goes back to the translation of the chronicle of John Malala, a Byzantine writer of the 6th century. Theost is a distortion of the name Hephaestus, to which the Old Russian chronicler, and not the “Egyptians,” assigned the Slavic Svarog.

Despite all the scarcity and darkness of the sources, Svarog, being a Slavic deity with a probable Indo-Iranian root (cf. Sanskrit स्वर्ग; svarga “sky”), in studies of the late 19th century becomes one of the main Slavic gods. N. M. Galkovsky considers it undeniable that, according to the above text of the PVL, Svarog, like Hephaestus (= Theosta), was the founder of marriage and the Slavic god of fire and that Svarog had a son, the Sun Dazhdbog, who bore the patronymic Svarozhich.

Recently, N.I. Zubov suggested that there was no deity Svarog in Slavic mythology. Unlike the personified fire, Svarozhich, the name of Svarog is mentioned in sources only once. In this single mention, it is quite likely that the name “Svarozhich” was erroneously interpreted as “son of Svarog”, which was made by the scribe in order to adequately translate the legend from the Chronicle. In fact, there is no great reason to consider the name of the god “Svarozhich” as a patronymic (patronymic). Based on all this, N.I. Zubov believes, that the name Svarog was invented by a scribe .

However, other researchers do not share this skepticism, identifying Svarog with Svarozhich as a fire deity and drawing parallels between Svarog and the fire spirit Rarog."

COMMENT 1:

In our work the section “ Ancient Slavs“—we talked about deciphering the sacred meaning of the texts of the “Book of Veles,” which modern science considers a fake. In our work we wrote down “ Names» Slavic gods into the matrix of the Universe in Cyrillic letters of our modern alphabet. We did this on the basis that the ancient runic letters of the Slavs, as well as the letters of our modern alphabet, according to the results of our research, occupy vertically four adjacent levels in the matrix of the Universe. We wrote about these studies in the section “ Author's articles" - and also in the work section " Religions of India» — (Figure 11 and 12).

In this work we will give analogies to the “Name» Slavic god Svarog , based on the sound and meaning of words and syllables that we will write in the matrix of the Universe using the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet. We will also use the letters " Alphabet of runic Boyan's Hymn " Below in Figure 1 we show this alphabet.

Rice. 1. The figure shows the one we built on the basis of knowledge about the matrix of the Universe “ Alphabet of runic Boyan's Hymn». Alphabet was built on the basis of transcribed runics " Boyan's anthem» in reading by A.I. Sulakodzeva from the book by A. Asov, Slavic runes and “ Boyanov Anthem", M., " Veche", 2002, p. 224 – 237. We talked about this in more detail in the section “ Ancient Slavs" - . It is also obvious that " ignorant pagans “long before Cyril and Methodius, they would not have been able to build such an Alphabet without knowledge of the sacred basis of the Divine Universe, which is the matrix of the Universe. It is significant to note that the letters (runes) of the Alphabet occupied the space exactly from the 16th level of the Upper World to the 16th level of the Lower World of the matrix of the Universe!

In the work section " Ancient Slavs"- we quoted Alexandra Bazhenova’s statements from her work « Solar gods of the Slavs" :

“The word “culture” comes from the word “ cult " - faith, customs and traditions of ancestors. Anyone who forgets this has no right to be considered a cultured person.

Before Christianity and other monotheistic religions, all peoples were pagans . The culture of earthlings dates back thousands of years. In our country, the countdown of national culture, at best, dates back to the baptism of Rus', at worst - from 1917. In both cases, the ancient history of peoples, and, most importantly, their views on space, nature and man, are excluded from the sphere of knowledge of ordinary people. In particular, not a word is said about paganism in schools. Not only students, but also teachers have no idea about paganism. Meanwhile, the school curriculum should begin with fairy tales, songs, and myths of our ancestors .

By pretending that our ancient ancestors did not have any views, ideals or cults, we thereby squeeze understanding the history of the people, and especially their spirituality, in the Procrustean bed of Darwinism, which denies all spirituality (Divine origin of the spirit) of man and exploring only it monkey physiology.

Paganism is surrounded, on the one hand, by the secrets of oblivion and many losses, like an ancient lost and therefore completely unfamiliar world. On the other hand, an unspoken “ taboo " This last one is a phenomenon trampling, the erasure of their original culture from the consciousness of people began among the Eastern Slavs with the introduction of Christianity and was not canceled with the arrival of atheists in Rus' in 1917. Therefore, if anyone treats paganism and atheism as equally godless phenomena, (he is) deeply mistaken.

Atheism opposes any religion and spirituality. Paganism- religion, and (it) is close to any other religion in its main essence - faith in God. That is why paganism, while simultaneously drawing closer to each other through its different channels, also became closer to other, later, monotheistic religions, merged with them and was largely dissolved in them.

Paganism- from “languages” (essence: peoples, tribes); this word combines the principle of faith of different peoples. The very faith of these peoples, even within the framework of a tribal union, could be very different among themselves.

Slavic paganism developed along different channels. Some tribes believed in the forces of space and nature; others - into Rod and Rozhanits, others - into the souls of deceased ancestors and into spirits (spiritualized forces); fourth - in totem animals-ancestors, etc. Some buried ( stored) of their dead ancestors in the earth, left them something to eat, believing that they would then help the living from the Other World. Others burned the dead in boats ( boats), sending their souls on a heavenly voyage. (They) believed that if the body was burned, the soul would quickly rise to heaven and there will attach each to its own star (hence - reposed).

In ancient times, the Slavs had certain places for burning the dead and for making pagan sacrifices - altars in the open air in the form of a triangle, square or circle , which were called stealing . The Sanskrit word stealing means a sacred sacrifice in honor of the dead. Stealing also called a burning sacrificial fire. “Thefts and idolatry,” wrote Nestor, the chronicler. There was also a deity guarding the altar, probably called Krada (Crodo).

The Slavs had a belief that a deceased person burned in a fire, immediately, in front of the eyes of his loved ones, is carried away to heaven - Vyriy . Iiriy , Aryans - hence the ancient name of the Aryans. The soul was associated with breath and smoke. The one who stopped breathing was said to have given his soul to God. Then the soul was picked up by the larks, the first birds to fly from Vyria - Raya. The day of arrival of larks - March 9 - was considered the day of remembrance of ancestors and was called Radunitsa . During the period of struggle with the pagan gods, the worst demonic traits were attributed to them; in modern terms, the image of an enemy was created, therefore, the day of remembrance of the dead, according to Slavic customs, was initially moved to May 1, in connection with the Easter calendar being imposed, and was considered a demonic, unclean day, or rather, night (Walpurgis Night). But later, imperceptibly the Slavic day of remembrance of the dead and Christian Easter have become closer .

Christianity, which originated far from the Slavic tribes, perceived Slavic paganism as an alien religion , and brutally destroyed her . The people resisted this for several centuries and introduced paganism into Christianity in different ways (through allegory, coding, allusion, renaming according to consonance or internal close essence, etc.), in the end, the popular (original pagan) worldview, ethics, dissolved in Christianity, creating a unique alloy - Russian Orthodoxy .

One way or another, today the ancient faith of our ancestors (of different tribes) is like scraps of ancient lace, the forgotten pattern of which must be restored from scraps. No one has yet restored the complete picture of Slavic pagan myths, although there are many serious studies.

Today we can only give a general idea of ​​the Slavic pagan world, collected from what was saved . Moreover, if individual gods can be characterized in more or less detail, then from others only names have been preserved …».

Below in Figure 2 we show translations from Sanskrit of words similar in sound to the “Name” of the Slavic god Svarog.

Rice. 2. The figure shows translations from Sanskrit of words similar in sound to the “Name” of the Slavic god Svarog. The syllable " NVA"(ligature) is the key and is shown in red as addition to words in Sanskrit. The basis for this approach to the study of the “Name” of the god Svarog was the results of our research in the work section “Ancient Slavs” -. From the figure it is clear that the analogue of the familiar name Svarog could most likely be the Sanskrit “Name” - SVAROHAS, which in translation can mean – “Mine, yours, his – my own I am the height of the rise” or “Your height of the rise” ( possible) in the Divine Universe. " Name "god SVAROHAS - SVAROG - "Name" of god " father"bestowing immortality.

In accordance with the results of our transcripts in the work section “ Ancient Slavs“- let’s write down the “Name” of the god SVAROHAS in Sanskrit in the Upper World of the matrix of the Universe.

Rice. 3. The figure shows the entries in Sanskrit in the Upper World of the matrix of the Universe: 1) The picture on the left shows the entry in Sanskrit in the Upper World of the matrix of the Universe “ Names": 1) Mula Purusha – Mula– (original) Purusha(Creator) and Mula(original) Prakriti (thin matter ). On the left is also shown the sequence (10 levels per world) of the four Kabbalistic worlds - Assiya, Yetzirah, Beria and Atzilut. We discussed this in detail in the section “ Judaism" - . Philosophical concepts Mula Purusha And Mula Prakriti The Vedas describe the nature and sequence of the processes of creation of the Divine Universe. Purusha And Prakriti from the free encyclopedia Wikipedia: “ Purusha(Sanskrit: पुरुष, puruṣa, “man, man, spirit ") - according to Indian mythology, a creature from whose body the Universe was created. In Indian philosophy the term " purusha " means " divine spirit", macrocosm. In Samkhya philosophy purusha– motionless male (spiritual) cosmic principle, “ pure consciousness ", contemplating the dynamic feminine principle - prakriti (matter). Purusha is eternal. Paradoxically, its main property is the absence of properties ( nirguna )… In the original teaching there was a thesis about the plurality of purushas ( purusa-bahutvam ), while in later treatises the principle of a single purusha was already proclaimed, endowed with qualities close to the attributes of the Atman of the Upanishads.” 2) The “name” of God is SVAROHAS (Svarog). From the picture it is clear that the “Name” SVAROHAS (Svarog) is located in the Upper world of the matrix of the Universe in the space of Mula Purusha (Primordial Creator). This space of the Upper World is also the abode of the Vedic god Maha Vishnu. See the work section " Religions of India"—(Figure 8). At the bottom right, the “Name” of the god Perun is written in Slavic runes. The remaining details of the correspondence between the positions of the “Titles-Names” in the Upper World of the matrix of the Universe are clearly visible in the figure.

Rice. 4. The position of the “Name” of the god SVAROHAS (Svarog) in the Upper World in the previous figure can also be correlated with the position in the same spaces of the Egyptian god Mountain And Garuda — « Garuda(Sanskrit: गरुड, garuḍa IAST, “all-consuming ( Sun)») — in Hinduism, the riding bird (vahana) of god Vishnu, the Naga snake fighter." The figure shows the position in the Upper world of the matrix of the Universe, which is occupied by the Egyptian god Gore and Vedic god GarudaEgyptology“—In the same space of the Upper World the primary element is located Akasha (visibility) – from the 40th to the 29th level of the Upper World of the matrix of the Universe. Below is an image of " land » in the form of a cow – Prithvi . We talked about this in the section “ Religions of India» —

Prophetic bird Gamayun

see also

Iranian bird of happiness Humai, Humaya

Rice. 6. Humaya bird. Around 500 BC e. Persepolis, Iran

Magic bird

According to Iranian and Arabic texts, Humay represented as a magical phoenix bird, a bird of prophecy. It was believed that she makes the person on whom she casts her shadow a king. Name Homayoun in Persian means " happy, august » .

In the Arabized mythology of Central Asia, Khumai was considered the bird of happiness, “huma of the sun,” “huma of happiness.” There was a legend that whoever killed a bird, Khumai, would die within forty days.

According to the hypothesis of S. M. Abramzon, the fairytale bird Khumai is genetically related to the image of Umai - the ancient female deity of the Turkic peoples.

In the epics “Ural-Batyr” and “Akbuzat” Humay appears as a swan girl, daughter of the celestials - the king of birds Samrau and heavenly beauty Sun ».

COMMENT 2:

In the Iranian language, as well as in Arabic, a number of words are borrowed from Sanskrit. "Name" Iranian " birds of happiness » HUMAYA is probably also borrowed from Sanskrit. Below in Figure 7 we show the Sanskrit analogue of the “Name” HUMAYA.

Rice. 7. The figure shows translations from Sanskrit of words similar in sound to the “Name” of the Iranian “bird of happiness” HUMAYA. The final translation of this “Name” could be – HUMAYA – “CREATED FROM SACRIFICE” or “FULL OF SACRIFICE”. By nature, Humaya can sacrifice and give happiness. From the “sacrifice” the Vedic “ king of the birds » great Garuda. We talked about this in the section “ Egyptology" - (Chapter " Vedic story of the birth of Garuda").

Let's continue our study of other “Names” of Slavic birds of paradise.

Material from Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia:

Bird of paradise Sirin

Origin of the image

Sirin also owes its origin to the literary medieval tradition. The most ancient images of Sirin date back to the 10th century and are preserved on clay plates, kolta and temple rings (Kyiv, Korsun). In medieval Russian legends Sirin is definitely considered a bird of paradise , which sometimes flies to earth and sings prophetic songs about future bliss, but sometimes these songs can be harmful to a person (you can lose your mind). Therefore, in some legends Sirin takes on a negative meaning, so that she is even considered a dark bird, messenger of the underworld . Stories about the sweet and enchanting effect of Sirin’s singing on humans are contained in such literary monuments of the 17th century as Physiologists, Azbukovniki, Chronographs. In apocryphal literature it is reported that the Sirin bird is afraid of loud sounds, and in order to scare it away, people ring bells, shoot cannons, and blow trumpets.

Rice. 8. Paradise Bird Sirin on the apple tree ( Slavic mythology). First half of the 19th century. Sirin. Lubok XVIII V. Bird of paradise with the head of a maiden, a Christianized representation of pagan mermaids - pitchforks. Sings prophetic songs about future bliss. In the morning on Apple Spas he flies into the apple orchard, where he is sad and cries; and in the afternoon it is replaced by the bird Alkonost, which rejoices and laughs. Mentioned in : literary monuments of the 17th century: Physiologists, ABC books, Chronographs. Character traits - according to the apocrypha - afraid of loud sounds. The associated character is the bird Alkonost.

Description

Paintings by unknown artists with a detailed plot had the following inscriptions:

In the cartouche the title is “The Bird of Sirin of the Holy and Blessed Paradise” and the text: “If a person hears her voice, he is captivated by thoughts and forgets all that is temporary, and until then he follows her, until he dies, he never stops hearing her voice.” Near Sirin’s head there is an inscription: “By sight and voice.” Under the picture is the title: “There is a legend about this bird.” Below is the text: “In the Indian countries (which are closest to the blissful place of paradise) it is the custom for this bird to appear and proclaim songs such as hearing... to fly to dwellings, and faster than an eagle, taking off with speed from the harm of noise, it does not appear.

E. I. Itkina

Sirin, there is a bird from head to waist, the composition and image of a man, and from the waist there is a bird; They talk about this, saying very much about the depths of her existence, as if anyone who listens to her voice should forget her entire life and go into the desert along her path in the mountains to die astray (...).

Sirin was sometimes associated with the color lilac.

Alkonost’s singing is so beautiful that those who hear it forget about everything in the world. The legend about the Alkonost bird echoes the legend about the Sirin bird.

A crown is usually depicted on Alkonost's head. According to the image in Russian popular prints, the specificity of Alkonost is the presence of a woman’s breasts and hands, in one of which she holds a paradise flower or an unfolded scroll with a saying about reward in paradise for a righteous life on earth. When he gives up his voice in singing, then he doesn’t even feel himself. And whoever is close then will forget everything in the world: then the mind leaves him, and the soul leaves the body.” Alkonost acquires black plumage and becomes a bird of sadness.”

We will not consider the Phoenix, reborn from the ashes, and the Simurgh bird in this work.