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Viktor Vasnetsov Gamayun, The prophetic birdy
Gamayun is a prophetic bird of Russian folklore.
It is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge and lives on an island in the east, close to paradise.
Like the Sirin and the Alkonost, the Gamayun is normally depicted as a large bird with a woman's head.
In his esoteric Christian-Buddhist cosmography Roza Mira, Daniil Andreev maintains that Sirins, Alkonosts, and Gamayuns are transformed into Archangels in Paradise. [[Category:Omens]