One of these beings, who has a torso covered with fiery snakes, has an affair with the wife of Vladimir I of Kiev, and gets chopped into pieces in a fight because the rain renders him useless.
Three naked children ultimately scare away one of these beings after their father creates the illusion of invincibility by fetching a whole herd of oxen, an entire well's worth of water, and twenty trees worth of firewood. One of these beings explodes after drinking too much water to slake his thirst from consuming a sulphur-stuffed lamb. One of these beings, who has a torso covered with fiery snakes, has an affair with the wife of Vladimir I of Kiev, and gets chopped into pieces in a fight because the rain renders him useless. The blood of one of these creatures named Zmey Gorynych (*) traps the hero Dobryna Nikitich for three days. A non-Slavic example of these beings is dispatched by a man who digs numerous trenches for that creature's blood to flow into, then stabs the being in the shoulder, cooks and eats its heart, and learns the language of the birds. Regin orders the slaying of that being of this type, who guards an enormous treasure hoard. For 10 points, name this kind of creature that appears on the coat of arms of Moscow, about to be speared by St. George.
Three naked children ultimately scare away one of these beings after their father creates the illusion of invincibility by fetching a whole herd of oxen, an entire well's worth of water, and twenty trees worth of firewood.
dragons [or serpents before "snakes" is read; or zmey before it is read; or zmaj before "zmey" is read; or smok; or lamya]