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Zilant could be seen at the decorative elements all over Kazan.
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Zilant / Ajdaha should be distinguished from Aq Yılan ( White Snake ), which is the king of snakes.
The popular perception of Zilant among citizens of Kazan is strongly influenced by Western culture and many modern citizens imagine Zilant to be a more classically Western wyvern or dragon as depicted in films.
They also pointed out that Zilant might be construed as the dragon killed by Saint George as represented on the Coat of arms of Moscow.
It was eventually decided that Zilant should be associated with Aq Yılan ( White Snake ) as a positive Turkic spirit.
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After 1917, the governorate was abolished and along with it, all the imperial emblems that featured Zilant.
Zilant and Kazan
The word Kazan | Qazan – قازان is written in Yaña imlâ in the semblance of a Zilant
The word Kazan | Qazan – قازان is written in Yaña imlâ in the semblance of a Zilant
For Kazan Russians, Zilant had negative connotations, as it was represented as a Slavic dragon rather than a snake.
Most legends related to Kazan are contradictory and Zilant is no exception.
It is also said that say that Zilant did not escape to the lake but instead tried get revenge upon the knight, who by that time had ridden some 50 çaqrım away from Kazan.
In 1730 a royal decree established Zilant as a coat of arms of the Kazan Governorate.
Being the coat of Kazan, Zilant was incorporated into the Russian Imperial coat of arms.
Zilant also appeared on the coat of arms of Kashira, a town located to the south of Moscow, as it was an appendage town of the exiled Kazan khan Ğäbdellatíf back in the 16th century.
Supporters of Zilant referred to the state insignia of the Khanate of Kazan.
During the Millennium of Kazan in 2005, Zilant was reinstated as a symbol of Kazan.
Image: Zilant. JPG | Zilant sculpture near the Kazan Kremlin
* KAI Zilant is a handball club in Kazan
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Nevertheless, the Dutchman Carlus ( Carel ) Allard noted that Caesar of Tataria used two flags, and Zilant was pictured on the first.
Tatar myth also places Zilant, who had been transformed to Diü, as the ruler of the mythological Underwater Kingdom of Qaban.
Zilant is a legendary creature, something between a dragon and a wyvern.
The word Zilant is the English transcription of Russian Зилант, itself a rendering of Tatar yılan / елан, pronounced ( i. e., " snake ", sometimes pronounced ).
There are several variations on the Zilant legend.
Their leader was a giant two-headed snake, i. e., Zilant.
During the fight that followed, Zilant cut the hero into six parts.
The knight, however, had managed to stab the dragon with his poisoned pike, and Zilant eventually died.
They say that Zilant re-established himself in a big cave near the hill.
In his opinion, the nearby Zheliang Mountain and Zheliang settlement were named after Zilant the White Snake.
Many scholars believe that Zilant, like other flying snakes, symbolized the evil rulers of the neighboring pagan peoples.
There is also speculations that Zilant's origination was not from the White Snake, but the Falcon ( Börket ), an image similar to Zilant from an earlier epoch.
Zilantaw Hill ( originally Tatar Yılantaw / Елантау / Жылантау, Snake Mount ), associated with Zilant legends, was formerly situated on the bank of Kazanka River.
Zilant was also featured in a seal of False Dmitry I as well as a flag of Tsar Alexis.
Early Russian images represent Zilant with one head, four chicken legs, a bird's body and a snake tail.
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