drangue
Drangue is a heroic deity associated with thunder and weather in Albanian mythology. This figure is a widespread culture hero among Albanians. Drangue is known for battling and slaying the kulshedra.
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When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Still known in modern Albanian folklore.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Kulshedra
- co occurs with
- i Bukuri i Qiellit, E Bija e Hënës dhe e Diellit, Zjermi, Dielli, Hëna
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The most famous Albanian mythological representation of the dualistic struggle between good and evil, light and darkness, is the constant battle between drangue and kulshedra, a conflict that symbolises the cyclic return in the watery and chthonian world of death, accomplishing the cosmic renewal of rebirth. The legendary battle of a heroic deity associated with thunder and weather – like drangue”
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“the constant battle between drangue and kulshedra, a conflict that symbolises the cyclic return in the watery and chthonian world of death, accomplishing the cosmic renewal of rebirth. The legendary battle of a heroic deity associated with thunder and weather – like drangue – who fights and slays a huge multi-headed serpent”
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