I took a look around the net and this is what I
found out.
Sirin is related to the Syrens of
ancient Greece. In Russian mythology Sirin is a bird with a female head and
forms a pair with Alkonost: Sirin is happiness and Alkonost
sorrow..
Alkonost is related to Greek
Halcyon.
Gamayun is described as a
prophetic bird, "a personification of the mysterious fate of Russia with its
tragedies & hopes."
Grifon looks to me as if it could
be the creature that is called a griffin in English.
Maybe you know this already - your name looks
Russian enough to me!
Hakan
Source:
could anyone explain or refer to some source
regarding
the etymology of the names Alkonost, Gamayun, Finist,
Sirin,
Grifon, Mogol and Stratim (I am not sure about
their English spelling)? Are
these birds parts of some
symbolical
system?
Regards,
Marina
Orelskaya