Religion:Shurdhi
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In Albanian folk beliefs, Shurdhi is a storm god of Illyrian origin.[1]
Etymology
The name Shurdhi appears to be connected with the Albanian phrase i shurdhët meaning "the deaf one".[2]
Mythology
Shurdhi travels using storm clouds which announce hail storms when he arrives. He can be repelled with noise and gunshots. The Albanologist Baron Nopcsa identified Shurdhi with the ancient Thracian thunder deity Zibelsurdus, who was also greeted with weapons.[2][3] In Albanian mythology, Shurdhi is the counterpart of another god, Verbti ("the blind one").[2]
See also
- Albanian mythology
Sources
Citations
- ↑ Jordan 2004, p. 284.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Elsie 2001, p. 238.
- ↑ Lurker 2004, p. 172.
Bibliography
- Elsie, Robert (January 2001). A Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology and Folk Culture. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. ISBN 978-1-85065-570-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=N_IXHrXIsYkC&pg=PA238.
- Jordan, Michael (August 2004). Dictionary of gods and goddesses. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8160-5923-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=aqDC5bwx4_wC&pg=PA284&dq=Shurdi+%2B+Illyrian&hl=en&ei=skncTLnxL4T3sgbJvfGhBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Shurdi%20%2B%20Illyrian&f=false.
- Lurker, Manfred (2004). The Routledge dictionary of gods and goddesses, devils and demons. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-34018-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=Vtj0wSsw1JcC&pg=PA172&dq=Shurdi+%2B+Illyrian&hl=en&ei=skncTLnxL4T3sgbJvfGhBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- Treimer, Karl (1971). "Zur Rückerschliessung der illyrischen Götterwelt und ihre Bedeutung für die südslawische Philologie". in Henrik Barić, Albanological Institute of Pristina. Arhiv za Arbanasku starinu, jezik i etnologiju. I. R. Trofenik. https://books.google.com/books?id=dTIBAAAAMAAJ&q.
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