# The Princess — Russian Folktales character guide

> The Princess in Russian Folktales by A. N. Afanasyev.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-the-dun-cow

## Who they are

A generic princess who is rescued or marries a hero.

## In the story

### [The Miraculous Hen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-miraculous-hen)

The fair princess who weds the younger brother after he feeds her army, but betrays him by stealing the hen's liver; later transformed into a mare and then back into a maiden.

### [By Command of the Prince Daniel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/by-command-of-the-prince-daniel)

The prince's sister, who is forced to flee into the underworld to avoid incestuous marriage.

### [The Midnight Dance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-midnight-dance)

The twelve princesses, especially the youngest, who dance nightly with the Accursed Tsar.

### [Donotknow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/donotknow)

The youngest daughter who binds Donotknow's wound with her kerchief, insists on marrying him despite his monstrous appearance, and ultimately becomes his bride.

### [At the Behest of the Pike](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/at-the-behest-of-the-pike)

The beautiful princess whom the boy marries after defeating the rival suitor.

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