The kulshedra or kuçedra is a water, storm, fire and chthonic demon in Albanian mythology and folklore, usually described as a huge multi-headed female...

archetype of light and good, the complementary and opposing force to kulshedra, the archetype of darkness and evil. Babies destined to become drangue...

the legends she helps a hero winning a fight against a kulshedra. Her victory over the kulshedra symbolizes the supremacy of the deity of the sky over...

are dreqi from the Latin draco, "dragon", satan and shejtan. En (deity) Kulshedra Stihi Verbti Lurker 2004, p. 52 Novik 2015, p. 268. Orel 1998, p. 67 Orel...

includes common Albanian mythological figures such as the ora, zana, kulshedra, shtriga, and e Bukura e Dheut ("the Earthly Beauty"). The story also...

depicted as a huge multi-headed female serpentine dragon similar to the kulshedra. In Southern Albanian beliefs, she is a storm deity. She is also referred...

famous representation of it is the constant battle between drangue and kulshedra, which is seen as a mythological extension of the cult of the Sun and...

mythology) Killakee Cat (Hell Fire Club) Kukudh (Albanian mythology) Kulshedra (Albanian mythology) Kumbhakarna (Hindu mythology) Lamashtu (Mesopotamian...

fire-breathing storm demon in Albanian mythology and folklore, similar to the kulshedra. The Albanian term stihí is a variant of stuhí, "storm", related to Greek:...

drangue and kulshedra, which is seen as a mythological extension of the cult of the Sun and the Moon. In Albanian traditions, kulshedra is also fought...