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The Albanians of Ukraine use Parandí for "God" and parandítë for "gods". [4] The word perëndi means "heaven, sky" in some Albanian dialects, with both direct and figurative meanings. A typical example is an Albanian popular phrase gruri gjer mbë perëndi ("a pile of grain up to the skies"). [3]
Enji (Albanian:) is the old name of the fire god in the Albanian pagan mythology evidently contained in the week day name that was dedicated to him – e enjte – the Albanian word for Thursday. [7]
Zojz [a] is a sky and lightning god in Albanian pagan mythology. [2] Regarded as the chief god and the highest of all gods, traces of his worship survived in northern Albania until the early 20th century, and in some forms still continue today. [3] The old beliefs in the Sky (Alb. Qielli) are pagan beliefs preserved by Albanians since ancient ...
I Verbti (Albanian: [i ˈveɾbti]) is an Albanian adjectival noun meaning "the blind one", [note 1] which was used in northern Albanian folk beliefs to refer to the god of fire and wind in the Zadrima region, and to the thunderstorm god in Dukagjin and the Malësia e Vogël; in Shala the thunderstorm god was referred to as Rmoria.
Shurdh (Albanian definite form: Shurdhi) is a name for the weather and storm god in Albanian pagan mythology.In some regions of the Albanian Alps the weather and storm god has been referred to as Rmoria or Shen Verbti; the latter is an Albanian adjectival noun meaning "the blind one" that has been used in other northern Albanian regions (documented in Zadrima), to refer to the fire and wind ...
The Ora (Albanian: orë, definite form: ora, pl.: orë/t) is an Albanian mythological figure that every human possesses from birth, associated with human destiny and fate. [1] [2] The essential function of the ora is to maintain the order of the universe and to enforce its laws.
Talas (Albanian definite form: Talasi) is a sea-storm god in Albanian mythology and folklore. [1] A mythical tale concerning the god Talas has been documented in the early 20th century from the Shala region in northern Albania. [2]
Zana (Zanë in Gheg or Zërë in Tosk, [1] [2] pl. zanë(t), see other variants below) is a nymph-like figure in Albanian mythology and folklore, usually associated with mountains, springs and streams, forests, vegetation and animals, human vital energy and sometimes destiny. [3]