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Release Zmey Gorynych! Turn Kyiv into smoke, ashes, and dust!
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— Kalin's order in the original version of Ilya Muromets |
Zmey Gorynych (Змей Горыныч) is a giant three-headed dragon from Russian folklore that is featured in the 1956 Mosfilm film Ilya Muromets. The monster's portrayal in the film was one of many influences on the creation of King Ghidorah.[1]
Name
Zmey Gorynych is also sometimes referred to as Zemy, Zmei, Zmei Gorynych, and Zmei Gorynich and was dubbed Zuma the Fire Dragon in the American version of Ilya Muromets.
Development
In Ilya Muromets, Zmey Gorynych was portrayed by a full-scale model.[2] To give the creature its fire breath, Mosfilm's head pyrotechnician, Vladimir Sukhoretsky, installed flamethrowers in each of its three heads.[3]
Design
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History
- Ilya Muromets (1956)
Ilya Muromets
During the attack on Kyiv, Tsar Kalin ordered his warriors to form a mound from their bodies, from the top of which he wanted to see where the ambush was hiding. Seeing this mound, Razumey fired at it from a giant ballista. Kalin fell from his horse and, furious, ordered Nevryui to release Zmey Gorynych to burn Kyiv down. The three-headed dragon flew out of the mountain gorge and was seen by Little Falcon and the freed Vasilisa. Muromets' son immediately went to Kyiv to help his father.
Gorynych flew towards Kyiv and began to spew fire from his heads. Without wasting time, Razumey and his men took aim and fired a ballista at the dragon. With the left wing damaged, the monster landed near the city walls and began to spew fire at the army. Despite the heat and the dragon's enormous size, the army was able to overcome him with numbers. One warrior managed to gallop as close as possible and cut off his right head. Alyosha Popovich cooled himself with water, distracted monster's attention by throwing a burning branch towards his front paw and cut off his left head. At this point, Little Falcon, wearing Kyiv armor, joined the fight and thrust his spear into the dragon's central neck. Motivated by this brave act, Ilya Muromets, also doused with water, ran up close and cut off the last head.
Abilities
Flight
Zmey Gorynych has huge membrane wings with which he can fly.
Fire breath
The dragon spews fire from his three heads.
Weaknesses
With a damaged membrane, Zmey Gorynych cannot fly. Despite having three heads, he moves quite slowly and is vulnerable to armed mobs.
Comics
- The Sword and the Dragon (1960)
The Sword and the Dragon
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Gallery
Ilya Muromets (1956)
Screenshots
The Sword and the Dragon (1960)
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Zmey Gorynych on the cover of the comic -
Zmey Gorynych and Svyatogor (Invinsor)
Trivia
- Desghidorah and Keizer Ghidorah have six limbs, which makes them similar to Zmey Gorynych.
- Cretaceous King Ghidorah, the immature form of King Ghidorah in Rebirth of Mothra 3, is similar to Zmey Gorynych in that it shoots fireballs and has a more brown coloration.
- In Russian and Ukrainian dubs of Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Rick Stanton compares King Ghidorah with Zmei Gorynych.[4][5]
References
This is a list of references for Zmey Gorynych. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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Bibliography
- Ozawa, Ryoko; Tomoi, Taketo; Nakamura, Satoshi, eds. (4 September 2016). All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book (4th ed.). Yosensha. ISBN 978-4-8003-0362-2.
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