Perria or Pehria is a fairy-like mountain figure in
Albanian mythology and folklore.
Etymology
Most certainly derived from the Turkish word peri, which is a fairy in Turkish mythology.
Description
Perria is generally a protective figure; however, she can also do harm. In
Albanian popular belief, she is depicted as female mountain-spirits clad in white. Their duty is to punish anyone who is wasteful with bread by disfiguring the person and making him a "crooked hunchback".
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Zana e malit
Zana (''Zanë'' in Gheg or ''Zërë'' in Tosk, 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, hum ...
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Shtojzovalle
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Ora
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Fatia The fatia (Albanian ''fatí'', definite form: ''fatía'', pl.: ''fatí/të''; English: ''fate'') is an Albanian mythological figure associated with human destiny. Often depicted as three female deities, the essential function of the fatí is to ...
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Bardha
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Nëna e Vatrës
Nëna e Vatrës or Nana e Votrës ("The Mother of the Hearth") is an Albanian mythological figure, the protector of the hearth (), associated with the household fire worship, the cult of the ancestor and family life. She is sometimes regarded as ...
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E Bukura e Dheut
E Bukura e Dheut (the "Beauty of the Earth" or "Earthly Beauty") is an epithet in Albanian mythology and folklore, used in some traditions for a crafty fairy, and in other traditions for a chthonic/earth goddess, the counterpart of e Bukura e Deti ...
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Prende
Prende or Premte is the dawn goddess, goddess of love, beauty, fertility, health and protector of women, in the Albanian pagan mythology. She is also called Afër-dita, an Albanian phrase meaning "near day", "the day is near", or "dawn", in assoc ...
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Kulshedra
The kulshedra or kuçedra is a water, storm, fire and chthonic demon in Albanian mythology and Albanian folklore, folklore, usually described as a huge multi-headed female Serpent (symbolism), serpentine dragon. She is the archetype of darkness ...
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Albanian paganism
Albanian mythology
Albanian folklore
Albanian legendary creatures
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