Verbti the Blind One - Albanian Storm God
Name:
Verbti the Blind One
Classification:
God/Demon
Associated: Fire, The North Wind . Storms
Culture: Old Albanian
Symbol: The Staff, the
Flame
Sacred Element: Colbolt
Sacred Stone: Red
Garnet
Verbti which means the
blind one, and a god of fire and the north wind in Albanian Folk Lore and Myth.
Hates uncleanliness and bad ways of speaking and his fire is said to cleanse both.
Venerated as a weather
and storm god in Albanian mythology and folklore, who causes hailstorms and
controls fire, water, and the northern wind which fans the flames of fire.
Also known as Shën Verbti or Rmoria, he was
worshiped in northern Albania until recent times. In Albanian mythology.
As Christianity spread
across the region he was turned into a fire demon and it was said that any who
would invoke his blessings would go blind.
