Peri

This article is about the mythological Peris. For the Doctor Who character, see Peri Brown.

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Doctor Who - Peri Brown

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In Persian and Islamic mythology, Peris (in Persian پری Pari) are descended from fallen angels who have been denied paradise until they have done penance. In earlier sources they are described as agents of evil; later, they are benevolent. They are beautiful, exquisite winged, fairy-like creature ranking between angels and evil spirits who sometimes visit the realm of mortals.

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Persian - Islamic mythology - Persian - Fallen angel - Paradise - Penance - Fairy

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Peris were the target of a lower level of evil beings called deevs, who persecuted them by locking them in iron cages. This persecution was brough about by, as the deevs perceived it, the peris' lack of sufficient self-esteem to join the rebellion against good.

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In Indian Mythology Pari (परी) is the equivalent of a fairy.

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Also, a common Turkish name for women in the form of Perihan, meaning queen of the fairies or Peri, meaning fairy.

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