Gagana

Gagana

In Russian folklore Gagana is a miraculous bird with the iron beak and copper claws. It is said to live on the Buyan Island. The bird is often mentioned in incantations. Is is also said this bird guards the Alatyr along side Garafena the snake.

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  • gagana — *gagana, *gagna germ., Präposition, Präfix: nhd. gegen, wider; ne. against; Rekontruktionsbasis: ae., afries., anfrk., as., ahd., Etymologie: unbekannt; Weiterleben …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • gagana — गगन …   Indonesian dictionary

  • gagaṇa — गगण …   Indonesian dictionary

  • gagana-ga — गगनग …   Indonesian dictionary

  • gagana-bhramaṇa — गगनभ्रमण …   Indonesian dictionary

  • gagana-cara — गगनचर …   Indonesian dictionary

  • gagana-cārin — गगनचारिन् …   Indonesian dictionary

  • gagana-dhvaja — गगनध्वज …   Indonesian dictionary

  • gagana-gañja — गगनगञ्ज …   Indonesian dictionary

  • gagana-gati — गगनगति …   Indonesian dictionary

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