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A shtriga (Albanian: shtrigë) is a vampiric witch in Albanian mythology and folklore that sucks the blood of infants at night while they sleep, and then transform themselves into a flying insect (traditionally a moth, fly or bee).
Strega became well known for its colourful and artistic advertising. [3] One poster was designed in 1906 by Alberto Choppuis in the art nouveau style. [4] Strega is the Italian word for "witch" and since legends of witchcraft at Benevento date back to the time of the Lombard invasion, it was a natural choice of name for the liqueur.
Strega, the Italian word for witch, may refer to: Strega, a group of pagan magic users who are part of the protectors of Venice in the Heirs of Alexandria series by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer
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Strega liqueur advert (1902) The Strega Prize (Italian: Premio Strega [ˈprɛːmjo ˈstreːɡa]) is the most important Italian literary award. [1] It has been awarded annually since 1947 for the best work of prose fiction written in the Italian language by an author of any nationality and first published between 1 March of the previous year and 28/29 February.
The name Struga was first mentioned in the 11th century. [1] It is of Slavic origin. [2] [3] and means a "river bed".[4] [5]Old boulevard of Struga. The ancient name of the city is Enchalon (Εγχαλών), the ancient Greek word for eel, which may be related to the Illyrian Enchele tribe that was known to live in the region.
Susning.nu: a Swedish online wiki started in 2001; anyone-can-edit encyclopedia until 2004; shut down in 2009; Svensk uppslagsbok (2 editions, 31 and 32 volumes, 1929–1955) Svenska uppslagsverk: [15] a comprehensive bibliography maintained by collector Christofer Psilander; Swedish Wikipedia (Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia)
Wikipedia is a free multilingual open-source wiki-based online encyclopedia edited and maintained by a community of volunteer editors, started on 15 January 2001 as an English-language encyclopedia. Non-English editions were soon created: the German and Catalan editions were created on circa 16 March, [ 1 ] the French edition was created on 23 ...