Koschei the Deathless | Russia's Evil Sorcerer
1,641With magical powers and artefacts, immense greed and ambition, and boundless cruelty, Koschei is a powerful and terrifying villain of Slavic mythology. Despite his incredible power, Koschei fears only one thing: his own death. To gain immortality he places his soul into a needle, then hides the needle in an egg, in a duck, in a hare, in a chest, beneath an oak, on an uncharted island. With so many heroes seeking revenge against this wizard, can Koschei truly remain deathless?
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MUSIC:
"Wild Hunt" Slavic Affairs
"Old Stone Ruins" Brandon & Derek Fiechter
"God of Thunder"
"Frozen Sun" by Antti Martikainen
CLIPS:
"Vasilisa the Beautiful" (1977)
OPENING:
https://www.fiverr.com/saif_edits
ARTISTS FEATURED:
Victor Vasnetsov
Alexander Scherbakov
Anastasia Tarasov
Ivan Bilibin
Catherine E Inglis
Mike Caprotti
Wayne Pascall
Irine Khomeriki
Seyyartedorov
Les Chats Nocturne
Incantata
Malyutin art
Illuc Romani
Luke Harrington
Mahalah Moore
Maya Corle
Meagan Young
Trillstar art
Valentin Tyustin
Vihrushka art
Yulle Ilinicheva
Zaven Boyrazian
REFERENCES:
"The Red Fairy Book" Andrew Lang
"Russian Fairy Tales" Alexander Afanasyev
“Long, Long Tales from the Russian North” by Jack V. Haney
https://thestoriedimaginarium.com/2019/04/27/the-folklore-of-ivan-and-koschei-the-deathless/
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/slavic-legend-immortality-koschei-deathless-002717
https://meettheslavs.com/koschei-the-deathless/
https://fairytale.fandom.com/wiki/Koschei_the_Deathless
https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-death-of-koschei-the-deathless-story-folklore.html
https://www.mythpodcast.com/115/5a-russian-folklore-tried-and-died/
https://www.mythpodcast.com/157/5b-russian-folklore-the-first-horcrux/
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/34705/34705-h/34705-h.htm
https://nicholaskotar.com/2018/03/09/the-unlikely-love-story-of-the-lord-of-death/
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russian_Folk-Tales/The_Snake_Princess
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russian_Wonder_Tales/Tzarevich_Petr_and_the_Wizard
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Red_Fairy_Book/The_Death_of_Koschei_the_Deathless
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