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Chuvash dragons differ from their Turkic counterparts (such as Zilant), as they are supposed to reflect the pre-Islamic mythology of Volga Bulgaria.

Varieties

The best known Chuvash dragon is Věre Çělen (Chuvash: Вěре Çěлен; i.e., "fire snake") who assumes human form and visits men and women at night to have sexual intercourse with them and to produce progeny. Like the Russian Gorynych, the creature has multiple heads and leaves a fiery wake at flight. These dragons are said to be born from illegitimate babies killed by their mothers.

Arçuri (Chuvash: Арçури), a wood demon, often turns into a snake, but more often he looks like Şüräle. The Iranian dragon, Ajdaha, is also mentioned from time to time, probably due to Iranian peoples formerly living to the south from Volga Bulgaria.

Legends

According to one legend, when the Bulgars came to found the town of Bilär, they discovered a big snake living in the area. When they decided to kill it, the snake begged for peace and asked Allah to give her wings. Once she got wings, the snake flew away from Bilär.

Another great snake, or dragon, was said to live in a pagan tower temple at Alabuğa. Although the Bulgars adopted Islam as early as the tenth century, the snake allegedly survived until the time of Tamerlane's invasion.

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