Volh/Vol’ga as the Hero of the Earl-Epic Sample (a Mythological Origin and the Social Status)

In the article the features of a wonderful birth of the protagonist of bylinas about Volkh/Vol’ga and the features of his social status, deduced from an epic narration, are considered. For consideration of the marked aspects mythological and historical givens are involved. On the basis of the received result of considerations becomes the conclusion about Volkh/Vol’ga as appurtenant to the category of earl-epic heroes.