Prince Ivan and the Grey Wolf

...An imaginary bird that appears in East Slavic folk tales and is named after its flame-like wings. In the Russian folk tale "Tsarevich Ivan and the Grey Wolf," which tells of this bird, the youngest son of the protagonist sets out on a journey and is given difficult tasks, such as capturing the Firebird alive. The Firebird carries the protagonist far away, helps him escape from the witch, gives him advice, and acts as an assistant by resuscitating the dead protagonist. ...

*Some of the terminology used in "Tsarevich Ivan and the Grey Wolf" is listed below.

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…東スラブの昔話に登場し，翼が炎のように輝くことからこの名がある空想上の鳥。この鳥について語られるロシアの昔話《イワン王子と灰色の狼》では，旅に出た末息子の主人公に火の鳥を生け捕りにすべしなどの難題が課される。火の鳥は主人公を遠くまで運んだり，魔女のもとからの逃亡を助けて助言を与え，死んだ主人公を蘇生させる援助者としての役割をもつ。…

※「《イワン王子と灰色の狼》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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