The Alkonost and The Sirinㅣ 알코노스트와 시린 ㅣ천국의 새

Before Russia was Christianized, it didn’t believe in the Garden of Eden. It believed in the Island of Buyan. Buyan was the first stretch of land on the planet and was home to the gods and many mythical creatures. It held a magical stone called the alatyr, beneath which healing rivers flowed. Not surprisingly, this is where Slavic Pagans said the Alkonost and the Sirin came from. Slavic Christia..

2023.01.27