Editing Wandering Jew (section)

====Ukraine====
In Ukrainian legend, there is a character of Marko Pekelnyi (Marko of Hell, Marko the Infernal) or Marko the Accursed. This character is based on the archetype of the Wandering Jew. The origin of Marko's image is also rooted in the legend of the traitor Mark, who struck Christ with an iron glove before his death on the cross, for which God punished him by forcing him to eternally walk underground around a pillar, not stopping even for a minute; he bangs his head against a pillar from time to time, disturbs even hell and its master with these sounds and complains that he cannot die. Another explanation for Mark's curse is that he fell in love with his own sister, then killed her along with his mother, for which he was punished by God.

Ukrainian authors [[Oleksa Storozhenko]], [[Lina Kostenko]], [[Ivan Malkovych]] and others have written prose and poetry about Marko the Infernal. Also, [[Les Kurbas Theatre]] made a stage performance "Marko the Infernal, or the Easter Legend" based on the poetry of [[Vasyl Stus]].