Al
demonic Azerbaijani folklore single tradition · 2
Al is a class of demon in the folklore of the Caucasus, Iran, Armenia and Central Asia. Als are demons of childbirth, interfering with human reproduction. The al is known by various other names, including alk in Armenian and Kurdish, ol, hāl and xāl in Tajikistan and Afghanistan, almasti or albasti in Central Asian Turkic-speaking countries, and halmasti among the Dards.
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When
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- manifests as
- spirit of flame
- co occurs with
- als
- creator of
- God
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wikipedia (2)
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“In Iran, the al is "a bony, thin old woman, with a clay nose, red face, and a straw or reedy basket hanging from its shoulder, in which the liver or lung of the young mother is placed."”
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