Tomor

Albanian deity

This article is about the Albanian deity. For the Albanian mountain, see Mount Tomorr.

Tomor or Tomorr is the father of gods and humans in Albanian mythology. He was also referred to as Baba Tomor ('Father Tomor').[1]

## Contents

* 1 Etymology and origin
* 2 Appearance
* 3 Legacy
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 Bibliography
* 7 External links

## Etymology and origin[edit]

The Albanian Tomor(r) derives from the Illyrian name of mountain Tómaros, from Proto-Indo-European *tómhxes-, 'dark' (cf. Latin temere 'blindly, by chance', Old Irish temel 'darkness', Old High German demar 'darkness', Old Church Slavonic tǐma 'darkness').[2]

According to some scholars, the cult of Tomor may go back to ancient Illyrian beliefs.[1]

## Appearance[edit]

Baba Tomor is seen as an old man with a long white beard flowing down to his belt. He is accompanied by two female eagles and the winds are his servants.[1] In central Albanian folklore, his consort was a mysterious goddess referred to as Bukura e dheut.[3]

## Legacy[edit]

The cult of Tomor has been linked to romantic nationalism by many rilindas.[3] In 1902, Andon Zako Çajupi, a notable Albanian rilindas, published in Cairo an anthology called Baba-Tomorri ('Father Tomorr'). Even today, Albanian people swear by him.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Albanian mythology
* En (Illyrian god)
* Illyrian mythology

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Lurker 2004, p. 186.
2. ^ Mallory & Adams 1997, p. 147.
3. ^ a b Elsie 2001, pp. 252–254.

## Bibliography[edit]

* Elsie, Robert (2001). A Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology and Folk Culture. London: Hurst & Company. ISBN 1-85065-570-7.
* Lurker, Manfred (2004). The Routledge dictionary of gods and goddesses, devils and demons. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-34018-7.
* Mallory, J.P.; Adams, D.Q. (1997). Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781884964985.

## External links[edit]

* The legend of Baba Tomor

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