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'''Verbti''' is a deity of storm and fire in northern [[Albanian mythology]]. His name means "the blind one". He was also known as ''Shën Verbti'' ("the holy blind one") or, in some parts of Albania, as ''Rmoria''. |
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'''Verbti''' is the [[Albania]]n god of fire. His name means "blind one". In [[Albanian folklore]] he has perfect hearing and an aversion to obscene language and corruption. With [[Christianization]] he was reviled as a [[demon]] and associated with [[hell]]. |
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Revision as of 21:36, 8 July 2010
Verbti is a deity of storm and fire in northern Albanian mythology. His name means "the blind one". He was also known as Shën Verbti ("the holy blind one") or, in some parts of Albania, as Rmoria.
Further reading
- Elsie, Robert (2001). A dictionary of Albanian religion, mythology and folk culture. NYU Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-1850655701.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - Rose, Carol (1996). Spirits, fairies, gnomes, and goblins: an encyclopedia of the little people. ABC-CLIO. p. 327. ISBN 978-0874368116.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - Lurker, Manfred (2004). The Routledge dictionary of gods and goddesses, devils and demons. Routledge. p. 197. ISBN 978-0415340182.
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See also
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