Ora
deity Albanian single tradition · 3
The Ora is an Albanian mythological figure that every human possesses from birth, associated with human destiny and fate. The essential function of the ora is to maintain the order of the universe and to enforce its laws. The ora is regarded as a kind of personal goddess belonging to only one individual.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Associated with fate in Albanian tradition; parallels to other Indo-European figures.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mira, Fatia, Oras, Laima, Rod, Parcae, Rozhanitsy, Norns, Deivės Valdytojos, e Bardha, e Verdha, e Zeza, Brigid, Moirai
- sibling of
- Fati
- allied with
- Zână
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“including the mythical Ora.”
#7076 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Albanian: Ora or Fatia”
#26764 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Albanian folk beliefs the Ora and Fatí are the weavers of destiny, who control the order of the universe and enforce its laws.”
#26954 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat