Vitore
Albanian domestic deity / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vitore (Albanian definite form: Vitorja, also Gjarpni i Vatrës, Gjarpni i Shtëpisë, Bolla e Shtëpisë or Ora e Shtëpisë) is a household divine serpent (gjarpër or bollë) in Albanian mythology and folklore, associated with human destiny, good fortune and the souls of the ancestors.[1] In folk beliefs the household serpent is strongly related to the cult of the hearth (vatër) and it is especially considered the guardian of the family and the house.[2]