Ora An albanian guardian godess.

It is said that every human posseses its

own ora since birth,and if the person who posseses it is brave the Ora has a

white visage ,while if the person is a coward, his Ora is dark.

Zana e malit (Fairy of the mountain) In Albanian territories it is believed that

each mountain has its own Zan. Zana is believed to be brave,courageous

and beautiful. She is mentioned in many folk tales and in what is known as the

albanian illyad Lahuta e Malcis where Zana of the Sharr mountains

watches over local noblemen who rally against the treaty of San Stefano, in

another case The great Zana calls all albanian men to avenge the murder of

the brave girl called Tringa by slav bandits. It is also thought that they

observed the speeches of the Albanian League of Prizren,an important part of

the albanian history.

Tomor is the father of gods and humans in the Albanian mythology. Baba

(Father) Tomor is seen as an old man with a long white beard flowing down to

his belt. The deity of Tomor is of Illyrian origin. He is accompanied by two

female eagles and the winds are his servants. His consort was a mysterious

goddess referred to as Bukura e dheut. He was attended to by wind-spirits.

In medieval Albanian he was referred to as En, and his name survives in e

enjte, the Albanian word for Thursday. Also, mount Tomor got its name from

him.
Shtojzavalle is a small creature with supernatural powers and of

extraordinary beauty. They are invisible woodland creatures, which can be

seen by humans only on rare occasions and are fond of song and dance.

Perndi is an illyrian (albanian) word for God and the sky. He was the

Illyrian god of thunder,and his wife was Prende,the Goddess of love.

Prende the goddess of love,wife of Perndi.Her sacred day was Friday and

she was referred as Queen of beauty. When Albania became Christianized in

the early middle ages,the catholic church portrayed her as Saint Anne. Her

name is still used for Friday E premte.

Perit Albanian mountain spirits dressed in white who could punish people

who wasted food by making them hunchbacked.

E bukura e dheut (Beauty of the Earth) is a golden-haired crafty fairy who

lives in the underworld and her palace is guarded by a three-headed dog,a

kulshedra and other wonderful creatures. Many stories describe heroes who

attempt to gain a strand of her golden hair,and if they succeed all the tasks

she requires, she will marry him and become his faithful wife. Her sisters are

E bukura e Qiellit (Beauty of the Sky) and E bukura e Detit (Beauty of the

Sea).

Fatit mythological creatures often visualized as females riding on butterflies

who are associated with individual destiny. On the third day after a child has

been born, three Fatits approach the babys cradle and determine that childs

fate. Fati means luck in the albanian language.

Drangue semi-human warriors born with wings under their arms and

wearing plis/qeleshe (the albanian traditional hat).With extraordinary strength,

they have the ability to tear trees out of the ground and throw large boulders

at their enemies.Thunderstorms are conceived as battles between the

drangues and the kulshedras.

Bolla a dragon-like creature that sleeps throughout the entire year. On Saint

Georges Day, it will open its eyes and look into the world.It does this until it

sees a human ,and devours him.Then it closes its eyes and sleeps again.

Bolla is usually represented with a long, coiled, serpentine body, four legs and

small wings. In its twelfth year, the bolla evolves by growing nine tongues,

horns, spines and larger wings. At this time it will learn how to use its formerly

hidden fire-breathing abilities, and is now called a Kulshedra. The

Kulshedracauses droughts and lives off human sacrifice.

Dreq is the dragon.Demonized by Christianity,the name is still used as one

of the albanian words for devil.Also known as Djall.

Shtriga a vampiric witch that would suck the blood of infants at night while

they slept, and would then turn into a flying insect (traditionally a moth, fly or

bee). Only the shtriga herself could cure those she had drained often by

spitting in their mouths, and those who were not cured inevitably sickened and

died. Also means just a witch.It is said that she is not born a witch,but she

becomes one often because she cannot have babies.

Dhampir the child of a vampire father and a human mother.Their powers are

similar to those of the vampires,but without the weakness.The word Dhampir

means to drink with teeth. Dham (Dhmb)- teeth and pir drink.

Kukudhi the final stage in the transformation of a vampire. It is basically the

perfect vampire. It takes 30 years from the start to the finish of this

transformation. During this time kukudhi grows in strength, shape, and

vampiric powers. When it reaches the state of kukudhi, a vampire is no longer

vulnerable to sunlight and no longer is required to return to its grave or keep

the cemetery close by. In the kukudhi stage the creature is now able to travel

extensively or reside at his own home. It can be destroyed like any other

vampire.

Ljubi a female demon who lives in a wonderful vegetable garden.She can

cause the waters to dry up unless a virgin is sacrificed to her.

Stihi a firebreathing female dragon who guards a hoard of treasure.

Xhindi invisible spirits who may have malevolent intentions,although

sometimes they are described as kind and helpful. Their arrival is signaled by

the creaking of doors and flickering of lights.

Verbti a deity of storm and fire in northern Albanian mythology. His name

means the blind one. He hates uncleanliness and bad ways of

speaking.With the coming of Christianity in Albania he was demonized and

was said that anyone who invoked him would go blind. He is also known as

Shn Verbti the holy blind one.

Shurdhi a weather deity of illyrian (albanian) origin.His name means the

deaf one in the albanian language.He travels using clouds which announce

hail storms when he arrives.

*illyrians ancestors of the albanians.