Buyan
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In Russian folklore, Buyan, sometimes transliterated as Bujan, is a mysterious island in the ocean with the ability to appear and disappear with the tide. The island is found in byliny and skazki. It
Buyan Island, by Ivan Bilibin (1905)
Alatyr (mythology)
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The Alatyr is a sacred stone in Russian folklore. It is the "father to all stones", the navel of the earth, containing sacred letters and endowed with healing properties. Although the name Alatyr appe
Buyan
…Pushkin's Tale of Tsar Saltan. It is mentioned in the medieval Dove Book as the place of the mythical stone with healing and magic powers, known as the Alatyr (Russian: Алатырь), which is guarded by the bird Gagana and by Garafena the serpent. Kitezh…
The color of the Baltic amber varies from white to brown.