Gagana
Sign in to saveGagana is a miraculous bird with an iron beak and copper claws featured in Russian folklore. She is said to live on the Buyan Island. The bird is often mentioned in incantations. It is also said this bird guards the Alatyr, alongside Garafena the snake.
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Background
- References
- Sources
Gagana is a miraculous bird with an iron beak and copper claws featured in Russian folklore. She is said to live on the Buyan Island. The bird is often mentioned in incantations. It is also said this bird guards the Alatyr, alongside Garafena the snake.
Gagana knows how to conjure and work miracles and, if she is asked correctly, can help a person. This bird is also the only one capable of giving the milk of the birds.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gagana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.