Houri
Also called Hur, Hur al-ayn.
The houris are the pure companions of Paradise in Islamic tradition, described with striking eyes and unblemished beauty, promised to the righteous in the garden of the afterlife.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Islamic mythology
- Region
- Paradise Shores (unspecified) (place of origin)
Roles
Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.
- Anima carries
3 citations
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Houri."
- Firdausi, translated by Arthur George Warner and Edmond Warner, The Sháhnáma.
- Robert Lebling, Legends of the Fire Spirits.