Zorya: The Slavic Guardians of Dawn and Dusk

Two sisters guard a monster chained to the pole star. If they ever look away, the world ends. The sisters are the Zorya, the Slavic goddesses of dawn and dusk. The beast is Simargl, a hound chained beneath the North Star, and the moment they falter, he breaks his chain and devours the sky. That is why they never rest. One throws open the gates of heaven each morning to let the sun ride out; the ot...