A fabulous Syrian bird is a myth or a reality?
A mysterious mythical creature - the bird Sirin -is in many fairy tales, legends and legends. The very name of Sirin is in tune with the "Siren", and it's no coincidence. Indeed, the ancient Greek mythical creatures are genetically associated with the Slavic. According to legends and legends, the beautiful Sirens enchanted with their singing of sailors and drowned whole ships. The external appearance of these creatures was described by the ancient Greeks in different ways. In some sources they are more like mermaids. Most agreed that the Siren is a half-female half-woman.
In Slavic mythology, Sirin has exactly the samecharacteristic. It is a beautiful bird with a maiden's head. The main distinguishing feature is a melodious voice. The ancient Slavs believed that the bird Sirin lives in heavenly tabernacles, but the Greeks settled it in the depths of the sea. The characteristics of this mythical creature are different. In some sources the bird Sirin is an exceptionally dark beginning. She bewitches with her sweet voice any person, and he can not tear himself away from her singing until he dies. But the Ural fairy tales, on the contrary, ascribe to it positive features. The bird of paradise, Sirin, lives in them, not in the garden, but on the slopes of the mountains, and few could see it. The thing is that not everyone believes in its existence. She can spell her charms and ruin, and can bestow what the person is looking for. In fairy tales it is said about people who go to it to learn about their future, to ask where they should seek happiness or to persuade her to help in the search for treasure. If she starts to sing, then the wanderer falls asleep. Even if he wakes up, her voice will never be forgotten. The Syrian bird can tell about many things, it is wise, visited many wonderful countries.
What does Syrin bird look like? Photo prints of artists, drawings can be seen in collections of fairy tales and legends of Slavic peoples. Almost everywhere it is depicted in the same way. This is the divine beauty of a large bird with a girl's head. Her face is beautiful, calm and static. She proudly holds her head, and quite often depicted and swinging large wings. On her head there is a crown or a diadem. The Syrian bird sits among the lush branches of flowering bushes (except for Ural fairy tales, where the mountains are clearly visible).
The fact that the mysterious bird is associated with the Greekmythology, can be judged by the same poem by K. Balmont. In it he writes about a fairy bird, which settled on a steep cliff in the middle of the deep sea.
In mythology, the sister of the bird Sirin is also known -Alkonost. The latter says that she laid eggs in sea cliffs and immersed them in the water before hatching the chicks. For seven days the sea remained calm.
Strange as it may seem, on Russian soil the legend ofSirens got accustomed quite well, but in a slightly different plan. In most Slavic traditions, the bird Sirin plays a positive role, relieving heroes of torment and vanity. She gives tranquility and pacification in her marvelous voice, helps with advice.
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