![]() Usually he takes the role of a malevolent rival father figure, who competes for (or entraps) a male hero's love interest. ![]() For example, the soul (or in the tales, it is usually called "death") may be hidden in a needle that is hidden inside an egg, the egg is in a duck, the duck is in a hare, the hare is in a chest, the chest is buried or chained up on a far island. He hides his soul inside nested objects to protect it. The most common feature of tales involving Koschei is a spell which prevents him from being killed. Koshchey, IPA: ), often given the epithet " the Immortal", or " the Deathless" ( Russian: Коще́й Бессме́ртный), is an archetypal male antagonist in Russian folklore. ![]() Kashchey the Immortal by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1848–1926 ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |