Alkonost – half-bird-half-human. The body of the alkonost is bird-like, with a beautiful rainbow plumage. His head is human, often wearing a crown or a wreath, and alkonost has human hands. The creature is patronized by the Slavic god Horse. Alkonost spends almost all his life in Iria, and only alkonost girls come down to earth once a year to lay eggs, because in mythology alkonost is depicted with a female face. Alkonost lays eggs in the water at the very bottom, most often chooses the seashore, but also large rivers are suitable. At the bottom of the eggs stay for 7 days, after which they float and hatch chicks. All this time around the nest is clear, windless weather, and alkonost-mother sings her wonderful songs, being nearby, hiding in the forest thicket. When the chicks hatch, alkonost takes them and stays with the offspring on the ground for another 7 days, until the young ones gain enough strength to fly to Iri. By nature, alkonost is not aggressive and does not pose a direct danger to humans, but, nevertheless, it can accidentally harm him if he comes too close to the nest, or will be near when the bird sings its song. Protecting themselves or their chicks, half-bird-half-man is able to plunge all others into unconsciousness.