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Albanoi is the formal term for Albanians in modern Greek and until the 20th century it was used interchangeably with the term Arbanitai, which now in Greek refers exclusively to Arvanites. [15] These names reflect the Albanian endonym Arbër/n + esh which itself derives from the same root as the name of the Albanoi. [16]
The Albanian word hënë (definite form: hëna; Gheg: hanë, def. hana) is generally considered to be from the Late Indo-European *skond-nahâ‚‚ "the shiny one". [9]As an Albanian theonym, Hana/Hanë is recorded as early as 1685, in the Cuneus Prophetarum ("The Band of the Prophets") by the Old Albanian writer Pjetër Bogdani, as the Albanian rendering of Roman goddess Diana.
In Albanian tradition the Sun is referred to as "the Beauty of the Sky" (i Bukuri i Qiellit), [32] a phrase used for the god who rules the sky.[33]According to a modern interpretation, the ancestors of the Albanians presumably had in common with the Ancient Greek theogony the tripartite division of the administration of the world into heaven, sea, and underworld, and in the same functions as ...
Albanian warrior dance in circle around fire (), drawing from the book Childe Harold's Pilgrimage written by Lord Byron in the early 19th century. Practiced for several hours with very short intervals, the dance gets new vigour from the words of the accompanying song that starts with a battle cry invoking war drums, and which is of a piece with the movement and usually changed only once or ...
Local Albanian mythology has it that Zojz has a son and a daughter. His son is called Plutoni (cf. the Ancient Greek Pluto), the god of fire and the underworld. With the fire in his hand, he holds control of the center of the Earth. Plutoni used to be worshiped as well. Zojz's daughter is the goddess Prende, widely worshiped in northern Albania ...
In Albanian tradition Fire is deeply respected. To spit into it is taboo. [20] Albanian solemn oaths are taken "by fire", [21] and the worst curse formulas are cast for the extinguishing of the individual's, family's and clan's fire. [22] The lineage is identified with an original fire, and the members of a same tribe/clan are "from the same fire".
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]
Apollonia in Illyria, (today Albania) - Monument of Agonothetes Butrint is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992. [1] The Cultural heritage of Albania is a blend of ancient traditions and historical influences that come together in Albania to create a rich mosaic of culture and history.