Kashchei the Immortal

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figure in Slavic mythology folklore character mythological character sorcerer villain

Kashchei the Immortal is a powerful, deathless sorcerer from Slavic folklore, often portrayed as a skeletal villain who hides his soul outside his body to evade death.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Bogatyrs 1
Infernal Dance of King Kashchei 1
Koshchei the Deathless 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Slavic mythology ⓘ
folklore character ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
sorcerer ⓘ
villain ⓘ
ability kidnapping by magic ⓘ
shape-shifting ⓘ
use powerful spells ⓘ
alignment evil ⓘ
appearsIn Russian fairy tales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Slavic wonder tales NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Baba Yaga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ivan Tsarevich NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vasilisa the Beautiful NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Russian folklore ⓘ
Slavic folklore ⓘ
domain enchanted castle ⓘ
otherworldly kingdom ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasAlias Koschei the Deathless NERFINISHED ⓘ
Koshchei the Immortal NERFINISHED ⓘ
immortalityMethod death hidden in nested objects ⓘ
soul separated from body ⓘ
influence ballet and opera adaptations ⓘ
modern fantasy literature ⓘ
visual art inspired by Russian folklore ⓘ
motif death outside the body ⓘ
hidden soul ⓘ
narrativeFunction guardian of captive princess ⓘ
obstacle to hero’s happiness ⓘ
notableTrait emaciated body ⓘ
immortality ⓘ
powerful magic ⓘ
skeletal appearance ⓘ
sorcery ⓘ
portrayedAs old man ⓘ
skeleton-like figure ⓘ
withered, bony ruler ⓘ
role antagonist in fairy tales ⓘ
storyRole kidnapper of maidens ⓘ
opponent of heroic princes ⓘ
symbolism fear of death ⓘ
hoarding of life force ⓘ
unnatural longevity ⓘ
theme conquest of death ⓘ
power and corruption ⓘ
quest to find hidden soul ⓘ
weakness destruction of hidden soul ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hellboy Universe → hasPart → Kashchei the Immortal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Koshchei the Deathless
The Firebird → keyCharacter → Kashchei the Immortal ⓘ
The Firebird → movement → Kashchei the Immortal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Infernal Dance of King Kashchei
Viktor Vasnetsov → notableWork → Kashchei the Immortal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bogatyrs