Zmei (Russian folklore)
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Zmei m. and zmeya f., meaning "serpent", is a form of dragon in Russian folktales and epic poetry; sometimes, a human-like character with dragon-like traits.
The three-headed dragon Zmei Gorynich (1912)
Zmey Gorynych, by Viktor Vasnetsov.
Slavic dragon
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A Slavic dragon is any dragon in Slavic mythology, including the Polish żmij, Russian zmei, Ukrainian zmiy, and its counterparts in other Slavic cultures. The physiognomy resembles a combination of th
Zmei (Russian folklore)
…Zmei m. (Russian: змей, zmej) and zmeya f. (змея́, zmejá), meaning "serpent", is a form of dragon in Russian folktales and epic poetry; sometimes, a human-like character with dragon-like traits. Two of the most famous zmei are Gorynych and Tugarin…
Mikhail Zlatkovsky. Caricature of the revival of paganism in Russia. 1977
Dobrynya Nikitich rescues Princess Zabava from Zmey Gorynych, by Ivan Bilibin
Serbian tale "A Pavilion Neither in the Sky nor on the Earth". —Painting by William Sewell