# Elijah the Prophet — Russian Folktales character guide

> Elijah the Prophet in Russian Folktales by A. N. Afanasyev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Elijah, St. Elijah

**First appearance:** 0051-elijah-the-prophet-and-st-nicholas

## Who they are

A prophet who rides a chariot and brings thunder or blessings.

## In the story

### [Elijah the Prophet and St. Nicholas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/elijah-the-prophet-and-st-nicholas)

Angry at being neglected, he threatens the peasant's crops but is outwitted by St. Nicholas.

### [The Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-dream-notes)

Noted as inheriting attributes of the pagan god Perún, associated with thunder and fiery chariot; name-days on July 20th.

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