Ursitoare, the Glossary
The three Ursitoare, in Romanian mythology, are supposed to appear three nights after a child's birth to determine the course of its life.[1]
Table of Contents
6 relations: Fates, Folklore of Romania, Moirai, Oltenia, Romanian language, South Slavic languages.
- Romanian mythology
- Triple goddesses
Fates
The Fates are a common motif in European polytheism, most frequently represented as a trio of goddesses. Ursitoare and Fates are Time and fate goddesses and Triple goddesses.
Folklore of Romania
The folklore of Romania is the collection of traditions of the Romanians.
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Moirai
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Moiraioften known in English as the Fateswere the personifications of destiny. Ursitoare and Moirai are Time and fate goddesses and Triple goddesses.
Oltenia
Oltenia (also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names Wallachia Minor, Wallachia Alutana, Wallachia Caesarea between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia.
Romanian language
Romanian (obsolete spelling: Roumanian; limba română, or românește) is the official and main language of Romania and Moldova.
See Ursitoare and Romanian language
South Slavic languages
The South Slavic languages are one of three branches of the Slavic languages.
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See also
Romanian mythology
- Apa Sâmbetei
- Apa Vie
- Baba Dochia
- Banul Mărăcine
- Caloian
- Doamna Neaga
- Făt-Frumos
- Greuceanu
- Iele
- Ileana Cosânzeana
- Ileana Simziana
- Iovan Iorgovan
- Meșterul Manole
- Miorița
- Moroi
- Moș Gerilă
- Moșul (mythology)
- Pricolici
- Păcală
- Solomonari
- Spiriduș
- Stan Bolovan
- The Boys with the Golden Stars
- The Enchanted Pig
- Ursitoare
- Verea Viteazul
- Vrykolakas
- Wayside crosses in Romania
- Zână
- Zburător
- Zmeoaică
Triple goddesses
- Brigid
- Chía (goddess)
- Charites
- Chicomecōātl
- Fates
- Fatia
- Hecate
- Horae
- Les Lavandières
- Matres and Matronae
- Moirai
- Norns
- Ora (mythology)
- Parcae
- Samsin Halmeoni
- The Morrígan
- Tridevi
- Triple Goddess (Neopaganism)
- Ursitoare
- Xulsigiae
- Zana (mythology)
- Zorya