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Perëndi is an old Illyrian word for God and the sky, especially invoked in incantations and songs praying for rain.〔Gamkrelidze, Ivanov - Indo-European and the Indoeuropeans, p. 528, Mouton de Gruyter, 1995〕 He was also an Illyrian god of thunder or storm-god. After the spreading of Christianity in Albania his name was and still is retained in Albanian as the ordinary designation for God.〔Lurker, Manfred (1984). ''The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, Taylor & Francis e-Library''. p.150〕 ==Etymology== The word might be derived from ''perëndoj'' "to set (of the sun)", which might be borrowed from Latin ''parentare'' "to bring a sacrifice (to the dead), to satisfy"〔If this view is correct, it might point to an albanian solar cult -- Orel Vladimir - A concise historical grammar of the albanian language, p. 263, Brill, 2000〕 or Latin ''imperantem'' "ruling" (Alb. ''dielli perëndon'' "the sun sets", perhaps ultimately a calque on Greek ο ήλιος βασιλεύει "the sun sets", literally "the sun reigns").〔Orel Vladimir - Albanian etymological dictionary, pp. 315-316, Brill, 1998〕 Others see a connection to Indo-European *per(-kwu)- "oak god" or "thunder god" by possible association (see Perkwunos for a discussion of the possible etymologies of these groups of gods, the Perën- element might be related to Slavic Perun, from *per "to strike" perhaps, and the -di to *dyeus e.g. Greek Zeus).〔 If this conjecture is correct, the word could have an "Illyro-Thracian" origin. In Albanian mythology, he is the consort of Prende.〔Lurker, Manfred (1984). ''The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, Taylor & Francis e-Library''. p.155〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Perëndi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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