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Armenian, Iranian, and Caucasian folklore

1 record of Armenian, Iranian, and Caucasian folklore — the beings, warnings and stories the tradition keeps, with sources.

ĀlNight visitor · Armenia · Iran · CaucasusThe āl (Armenian ալ, Persian آل) is a being of childbed across Iran, Armenia, and the Caucasus, often said to personify puerperal fever. Traditions disagree on shape; they agree that a new mother must not be left unguarded, and that iron and prayer belong at the threshold.