Voldemort / Kostchei interesting parallel.

[Caius Marcius <coriolan_cmc@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50077

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Enchanted" <enchanted at p...> 
wrote:
> There is a Russian tale in which Kostchei the deathless, an evil 
wizard has imprisoned 9 maidens. All who have tried to save the 
maidens have been turned to stone (petrified) by looking into 
Kostchei's eyes (the Basilisk controlled by Voldemort).

Now I know how Tom Riddle must have felt when forcefully reminded of 
the properties of Phoenix tears.  I've known Igor Stravinsky's 1910 
ballet score L'Osieau de Feu, which is derived from this vrey legend, 
for years but I never connected with Harry Potter. Thanks for making 
the link!


   - CMC