Kashchey the Immortal by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1848–1926
Koshchei (Russian: Коще́й, tr. Koshchey, IPA:[kɐˈɕːej]), also Kashchei (Russian: Каще́й, tr. Kashchey, IPA:[kɐˈɕːej]) often given the epithet "the Immortal", or "the Deathless" (Russian: Бессме́ртный), is an archetypal male antagonist in Russian folklore.
The most common feature of tales involving Koschei is a spell which prevents him from being killed. He hides "his death" inside nested objects to protect it. For example, his death may be hidden in a needle that is hidden inside an egg, the egg is in a duck, the duck is in a hare, the hare is in a chest, the chest is buried or chained up on a far island. Usually he takes the role of a malevolent rival figure, who competes for (or entraps) a male hero's love interest.
The origin of the tales is unknown. The archetype may contain elements derived from the 12th-century pagan Cuman-Kipchak (Polovtsian) leader Khan Konchak, who is recorded in The Tale of Igor's Campaign; over time a balanced view of the non-Christian Cuman Khan may have been distorted or caricatured by Christian Slavic writers.
Koshchei (Russian: Коще́й, tr. Koshchey, IPA: [kɐˈɕːej]), also Kashchei (Russian: Каще́й, tr. Kashchey, IPA: [kɐˈɕːej]) often given the epithet "the Immortal"...
the Manager's Office, Koshchei, who made all things as they are, when identified as Koshchei the Deathless, calls himself "Koshchei, or Adnari, or Ptha...
becomes an agent for the allied forces in World war II. Koshchei the Deathless: Hellboy and Koshchei sit in a pub in Hell and chat. Baltimore began with a...
Pike was voiced by Mila Ershova, the Tsar declared by Roman Madyanov, and Koshchei was played by Fyodor Lavrov. Other roles include Alina Alekseeva, Yuri...
miniseries, Koshchei the Deathless in Hell was announced. With the formal announcement in August 2022, the miniseries was retitled Koshchei in Hell. Crimson...
2011. In the 7th Sea tabletop role-playing game setting, Koshchei Molhynia Pietrov, aka Koshchei the Undying is an enigmatic Boyar who entered into a strange...
18. № 3 (67). p. 139. Johns, Andreas (16 January 2010). "The Image of Koshchei Bessmertnyi in East Slavic Folklore". Folklorica. 5 (1). doi:10.17161/folklorica...
dimension of the witch Baba Yaga. Managing to defeat Baba Yaga's champion Koshchei the Deathless, Hellboy returns to his reality and is led to Bromhead after...
passed onto the Russians who transformed him into the bionic monster called Koshchei the Deathless. With his expertise in engineering, Bright assisted in the...
Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon #1-5. Koshchei the Deathless (September 2018, ISBN 978-1-50670-672-6) – Collects Koshchei the Deathless #1-6. Crimson Lotus...
Former Suicide Squad member Jess Bright, now a Soviet operative named Koshchei, helped bioengineer candidates for the team. Founded by Roderick Burgess...
But at the last moment Koshchei abducts Masha and lowers her on the elevator to his dungeon. Soon it turns out that Koshchei's teeth hurt, and Masha relieves...
Kings Rhodian The Voice of Death Romanian (spelled "Rumanian" in the text) Koshchei the Undying Russian The Witch in the Wood Russian Childe Roland Scottish...
the Tsar in The Humpbacked Horse, Baba Yaga in The Frog Princess, and Koshchei in Beloved Beauty), (d. 1993). Grace Stafford, American actress (voice...
as Death Along Unknown Paths (Там, на неведомых дорожках..., 1982) as Koshchei Who will pay for Luck? (Кто заплатит за удачу?, 1980) as Konkov Bumbarash...
115. Project MUSE chapter 1344714. Johns, Andreas (2000). "The Image of Koshchei Bessmertnyi in East Slavic Folklore". FOLKLORICA - Journal of the Slavic...
intelligible German and French." He followed Strannik with Koshchei bessmertny: Bylina starogo vremeni (Koshchei the immortal: a bylina of old times, 1833), a parody...
Kabrenov (1895-?), from Pudozh. In this tale, titled Ivan Tsarevich and Koshchei the Deathless, the sisters of prince Ivan Tsarevich decide to take a walk...
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