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A '''peri''' was a kind of [[fairy]] in [[Persian]] [[mythology]] which started off evil before turning good. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') In the myths, the peri were the savage descendants of [[King Solomon]]'s [[djinn]] and their [[human]] wives. They were inspired by the [[Mal'akh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') The newly-[[Regeneration|regenerated]] and temporarily-deranged [[Sixth Doctor]] took this as sufficient reason to attempt to kill his [[companion]] [[Peri Brown|Peri]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') | A '''peri''' was a kind of [[fairy]] in [[Persian]] [[mythology]] which started off evil before turning good. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') In the myths, the peri were the savage descendants of [[King Solomon]]'s [[Djinn (mythology)|djinn]] and their [[human]] wives. They were inspired by the [[Mal'akh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') The newly-[[Regeneration|regenerated]] and temporarily-deranged [[Sixth Doctor]] took this as sufficient reason to attempt to kill his [[companion]] [[Peri Brown|Peri]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Before strangling Peri in ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'', the [[Sixth Doctor]] quoted from the poem "Paradise and the Peri" by {{w|Thomas Moore}}. | * Before strangling Peri in ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'', the [[Sixth Doctor]] quoted from the poem "Paradise and the Peri" by {{w|Thomas Moore}}. | ||
[[Category:Mythological creatures]] | [[Category:Mythological creatures]] | ||
[[Category:Myths and legends from the real world]] | [[Category:Myths and legends from the real world]] | ||
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A peri was a kind of fairy in Persian mythology which started off evil before turning good. (TV: The Twin Dilemma) In the myths, the peri were the savage descendants of King Solomon's djinn and their human wives. They were inspired by the Mal'akh. (PROSE: The Book of the War) The newly-regenerated and temporarily-deranged Sixth Doctor took this as sufficient reason to attempt to kill his companion Peri. (TV: The Twin Dilemma)
Behind the scenes
- Before strangling Peri in The Twin Dilemma, the Sixth Doctor quoted from the poem "Paradise and the Peri" by Thomas Moore.
