Gamayun - the oracle bird
A depiction of a mythological creature, the messenger of gods, the oracle bird Gamayun or Alconost. The verse reads: In a paradise garden, beyond the limits of all lands, Where scarlet dawns begin, Where the ocean ends its journey, On the limitless and bright space - Once in a hundred years, like from trembling strings, sounds fall, powerful sounds; Their voice is sorrowful and sensuously young, It breathes of the bewitching torture of passion - the oracle bird Gamayun sings
Picture No
10284352
Media ID
46064435
Size
4551px x 3317px
(3.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / John Massey Stewart Collection
Source
Reproduction on a postcard
Date
early 20th century
