In the Dove Book and Russian folklore,[1] Indrik or the Indrik-Beast (Russian: Индрик-зверь, romanized: Indrik-zver') is a fabulous beast, the king of all animals, who lives on a mountain known as "The Holy Mountain" where no other foot may tread. When it stirs, the Earth trembles.[1] The word "Indrik" is a distorted version of the Russian word for unicorn (Russian: Единорог, romanized: jedinorog).[2] It is described as a gigantic bull with legs of a deer, the head of a horse and an enormous horn in its snout, making it vaguely similar to a rhinoceros.

The Russian folkloric creature gives its name to a synonym of Paraceratherium, Indricotherium, the biggest land mammal ever to live.

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References

  1. ^ a b Bane 2016, p. 171.
  2. ^ ""индрик"". Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary.

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Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrik
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