Djemo the Mountaineer

Djemo the Mountaineer is mentioned as Gino Latinin (Serbian: Џин од Латина) in the song 'Marriage of Stojan Popović'.

These narratives, which clearly portray the character as a Roman Catholic, whereas his brother Musa is a Muslim, intend on emphasizing the stereotypical view on the duality of the Albanians among whom religion doesn't have a defining role in establishing a national consciousness, as it does with the Balkan Slavs.

[8] Tomić replied that struggle between Marko and noble men from Albania was not so significant to be remembered or transferred into the epic poetry.

Similar to his brother Musa Kesedžija (another epic hero with demonic characteristics) Djemo is also depicted as seated on the horse and trowing his battle-mace to the clouds and catching it with his white hands (Serbian: на дорату ноге прекрстио, топузину баца у облаке, дочекује у бијеле руке) which is a scene found in song about Svyatogor (Russian: Сидит богатырь-от на добром́кони, Он мечет палку ту под облаки, До́земли не допускаючи, На белы́руки подхватаючи).

[12] In this song Marko Kraljević celebrates his slava (the Serbian Orthodox tradition of the ritual glorification of one's family's patron).

[A] Marko goes to bring some fish unarmed, as advised by his mother, Queen Yevrosima, who wanted to prevent him from committing a sin with his arms on family holiday.

Djemo then takes captured Marko along the same route (Ohrid, Vučitrn, Zvečan) followed by historical Yegen Pasha during his raids against Christians.