. . "Semargl or Simargl (Old Church Slavonic: \u0421\u0435\u043C\u0430\u0440\u044C\u0433\u043B\u044A, \u0421\u0438\u043C\u0430\u0440\u044C\u0433\u043B\u044A) is a deity or mythical creature in East Slavic mythology, depicted as a winged lion or dog. An idol of Semargl was present in the pantheon of Great Prince Vladimir I of Kiev. It may be the equivalent of Simurgh in Persian mythology which is also represented as a griffin with a dog body. But according to Vyacheslav Ivanov and Vladimir Toporov, the name comes from the Slavonic Sedmor(o)-golv\u044A (with seven heads)."@en .