Idolishche

Idolishche Poganoye (Russian: Идолище Поганое) is a mythological monstrosity from Russian bylinas (epic tales) which personified pagan forces invading the Russian lands. [1][2] The name literally means "pagan idol", with a Russian augmentative suffix "-ishche".

The major epic sources that involve Idolische are various variants of the bylina "Ilya Muromets and Idolishche Poganoye" ("Илья Муромец и Идолище Поганое"), where Idolishche is also characterized as "Tatarin", in reference to the Tatar-Mongol yoke.

References

  1. ↑ Ushakov's Explanatory Dictionary of Russian Language
  2. ↑ This article incorporates material from the public domain 1906 Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.Article: Поганое Идолище (Russian)
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