Firebird (Slavic folklore)
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In Slavic mythology and folklore, the Firebird is a magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor.
Ivan Bilibin's illustration to a Russian fairy tale about the Firebird, 1899
Male golden pheasant at the Bloedel Floral Conservatory, Vancouver.
Prince Ivan returning on a magic carpet with the caged firebird.
Golden apple
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The golden apple is an element that appears in various legends that depict a hero retrieving the golden apples hidden or stolen by an antagonist. Gold apples also appear on the Silver Branch of the Ot
Atalanta and Melanion, Guido Reni, c. 1622–25
El Juicio de Paris by Enrique Simonet, 1904. Paris is holding the golden apple on his right hand while surveying the goddesses in a calculative manner.
Kylix Theseus Aison MNA Inv 11365 n 1