Shurdhi

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

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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