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A '''peri''' was a kind of [[fairy]] in [[Persian]] mythology which started off evil before turning good. The | {{wikipediainfo|Peri}} | ||
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A '''peri''' was a kind of [[fairy]] in [[Persian]] [[mythology]] which started off evil before turning good. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Twin Dilemma (TV story)}}) 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]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) The newly-[[Regeneration|regenerated]] and temporarily-deranged [[Sixth Doctor]] took this as sufficient reason to attempt to kill his [[companion]] [[Peri Brown|Peri]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Twin Dilemma (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Peri Beauty]] was a [[shop]] on [[Rusina]] named after the Persian fairy. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Like (audio story)}}) | |||
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== 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}}. | |||
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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 [+]Loading...["The Twin Dilemma (TV story)"]) 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 [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"]) The newly-regenerated and temporarily-deranged Sixth Doctor took this as sufficient reason to attempt to kill his companion Peri. (TV: The Twin Dilemma [+]Loading...["The Twin Dilemma (TV story)"])
Peri Beauty was a shop on Rusina named after the Persian fairy. (AUDIO: Like [+]Loading...["Like (audio story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Before strangling Peri in The Twin Dilemma, the Sixth Doctor quoted from the poem "Paradise and the Peri" by Thomas Moore.
