Swan Princess
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Swan Princess is a magical maiden from Russian folklore who transforms between a swan and a woman, most famously appearing in Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale poem "The Tale of Tsar Saltan."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Swan Princess | 1 |
| swan princess | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folklore character
ⓘ
magical maiden ⓘ mythical being ⓘ shape-shifter ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Russian fairy tales
ⓘ
The Tale of Tsar Saltan NERFINISHED ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
magic
ⓘ
metamorphosis ⓘ royalty ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| basedOn | Slavic folklore ⓘ |
| canTransformInto |
swan
ⓘ
woman ⓘ |
| createdBy | Alexander Pushkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Russian ⓘ |
| genre | fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasForm |
swan
ⓘ
woman ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
literary fairy tale
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
aid the hero
ⓘ
fulfill destiny ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Russian folklore ⓘ |
| hasPower |
control over her swan form
ⓘ
magical transformation ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Russian ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
heroine
ⓘ
supernatural helper ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
bird-woman
ⓘ
swan maiden ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Russian folk tales about swan maidens ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
grace
ⓘ
liminality between human and animal worlds ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th-century literary codification ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
swan princess
this entity surface form:
The Swan Princess