From: m_orelskaya@...
Message: 4458
Date: 2000-10-21
> Also I can say, that Finist is not bird name per se, but personalupon
> name of Russian folklore hero Finist Jasnyj Sokol (clear falcon or
> shining falcon - word "jasnyj" can take both meaning). Finist known
> to be man, that turns to falcon (and vise versa) by "stuck self
> earth".I believe, that is a later development of this character. There is a
>
> Alexander Dakhov.
>