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(rare) A winged snake- or dragon-like creature in the mythology of the Russian, Tatar, Chuvash and Mari peoples around Kazan..
The creature zilant is depicted. Part snake, part dragon, it has wings and a curled tail, for example on the coat of arms of Kazan dating from 1730. While some of the legends associated with the zilant link it to Bulgar conceptions of "flying snakes" found in trees, others legends connect the zilant to the Altai mountains, and specific Turkic ancestors of the Tatars, the Kypchaks.
"I called her while you were watching the zilants out your window."
[…] her eyes locked on the zilant, she unscrewed the vial and waved it under the zilant';s nostrils. Its eyes glazed over and it bowed its head. Hecate had won the battle of wills by blocking the zilant's resistance. The other zilants would follow her […]
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Zilant means (rare) A winged snake- or dragon-like creature in the mythology of the Russian, Tatar, Chuvash and Mari peoples around Kazan..
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The creature zilant is depicted. Part snake, part dragon, it has wings and a curled tail, for example on the coat of arms of Kazan dating from 1730. While some of the legends associated with the zilant link it to Bulgar conceptions of "flying snakes" found in trees, others legends connect the zilant to the Altai mountains, and specific Turkic ancestors of the Tatars, the Kypchaks.
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