En (deity)

En or Enji (Template:IPA-sq) is the Illyrian god[1] of fire.[2] The name continues to be used in the Albanian language for Thursday (enjte).

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Etymology
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 Sources

## History

According to Karl Treimer, Illyrians worshiped a fire god named *Enji, related to the Vedic fire god Agni.[2]

With the coming of Christianity En was demoted to demonic status.[1] The name En continues to be used in the Albanian language to refer to Thursday (Albanian: enjte, Template:Lang-als, Template:Lang-aln).[1][2]

## Etymology

The Albanian name enjte continues Proto-Albanian *agni-, probably related to the archaic Indo-European word for 'fire' (PIE *h₁n̥gʷnis). The names of week days in Albanian are the translation of Latin names, so the word enjte translates the Latin word lovis diem, and enj- must be the Albanian equivalent of Roman Jupiter.[3]

## See also

* Albanian mythology
* Perendi

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lurker 2005, p. 57.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tagliavini 1963, p. 103.
3. ↑ Orel 1998, p. 88.

## Sources

* Lurker, Manfred (2005). The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons. Routledge, Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-203-64351-8.
* Orel, Vladimir (1998). Albanian etymological dictionary. Brill. ISBN 9004110240. https://books.google.it/books?id=yJQYAQAAIAAJ&dq.
* Tagliavini, Carlo (1963). Storia di parole pagane e cristiane attraverso i tempi. Morcelliana. https://books.google.it/books?hl=it&id=WQEsAAAAMAAJ&dq=treimer+enji&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=enji.

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