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Gender Masculine
Usage Slavic Mythology (?), Russian
Scripts Коще́й(Church Slavic, Russian)
Other Forms FormsKashchey, Koshchey, Koschey
Meaning & History
A antagonistic figure from traditional Russian fairy tales. Known as “Koschei the Deathless”, he is portrayed as an evil and powerful wizard who cannot be killed by traditional means since his soul is hidden inside an object, often an egg nested inside other protective objects.