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Živana Antonijević
Živana Antonijević or Blind Živana (she was probably born in the 1770s and died in Zemun in 1828) was Serbian storyteller, female gusle player () and one of the most important sources for Serbian epic poetry recorded by Vuk Karadžić. Vuk would always distinguish between "pjevaći stvaraoci" (singers composers) and "pjevaći prenosioc" (singers who merely repeated what they had heard before). Živana Antonijević, along with her three other female gusle players and composers, Jeca, Slepa Stepanija, and another unnamed
Alil-aga
Alil-aga () or Halil Aga is a popular legendary hero of Serbian epic poetry who is depicted as enemy of Kraljević Marko. He might have been based on Ottoman Grand Vizier Çandarlı Ali Pasha of the Battle of Kosovo period.
Alil-aga first appeared in the poem "Marko Kraljević and Alil-aga", which was sung by Živana Antonijević and recorded by Vuk Karadžić. In this song Marko is cunning and humorous. This song corresponds to the motif from "Legends about Theoderic the