Vasilisa the Beautiful’s Family Tree

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Family

• Ivan Tsarevich(spouse)— Marriage

  In the tale of the Frog Princess, Vasilisa the Beautiful is cursed into frog form and marries Ivan Tsarevich. After he burns her frog skin, she is taken by Koschei and Ivan must quest to rescue her.

Enemy of

• Koschei

  In the Frog Princess tale, Koschei the Deathless cursed Vasilisa the Beautiful into frog form and later abducted her when Ivan burned the frog skin, forcing Ivan to quest for Koschei's death.

Associated with

• Baba Yaga

  In the tale of Vasilisa the Beautiful, Baba Yaga sets the heroine impossible tasks — sorting grain, cleaning the hut, cooking meals — which Vasilisa completes with her mother's magic doll. Baba Yaga gives her a fire-bearing skull as reward.