Vitore

[2] In folk beliefs the household serpent is strongly related to the cult of the hearth (vatër) and it is especially considered the guardian of the family and the house.

[3] The name Vitore has been analyzed as descendant from the Albanian vejtare > vektare > vek/vegj, "loom", thus meaning "a spinster, a woman who spins", related to the weaving of fate.

[5][6] The belief of the personification of the souls of the ancestors in household serpents has been handed down from prehistoric times.

However, in some traditions Vitorja is described also as an old woman, a mythological figure similar to Nëna e Vatrës.

[8] As a serpent, when Vitorja dwell in the walls of a house, it is believed to bring good luck, so the inhabitants treat it with much respect.