Old Belief
← Zmey Gorynych
Severed serpent head on stony ground, a glowing line being drawn across the cut

the fiery finger

The regrowing head is not a general property of the zmey. It belongs to the Chudo-Yudo of Afanasyev tale 137, who restores a severed head by drawing a line across it with his own fiery finger.

Basis: Afanasyev tale 137 · AI-generated

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