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Names of figures that were more marginal in Lithuanian mythology or less known from existing sources are put here. In fact they denote some spirits or local deities that do not play a main role in the mythology of Lithuanians. Blizgulis, a god of snow. His name means "He who sparkles." Junda, Goddess of War; Baubis, a household god of meat and ...
In pre-Christian Lithuania, mythology was a part of polytheistic religion; after Christianisation mythology survived mostly in folklore, customs and festive rituals. Lithuanian mythology is very close to the mythology of other Baltic nations such as Prussians and Latvians, and is considered a part of Baltic mythology.
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The Lithuanian and Latvian words for "the world" (pasaulis and pasaule) are translated as "[a place] under the Sun". Saulė is mentioned in one of the earliest written sources on Lithuanian mythology. According to the Slavic translation of the Chronicle by John Malalas (1261), a smith named Teliavelis made the Sun and threw it into the sky. [2]
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Ašvieniai, depicted as žirgeliai or little horses, are common motifs on Lithuanian rooftops, [1] [4] placed for protection of the house. [5] Similar motifs can also be found on beehives, harnesses, bed frames, and other household objects. [6] Ašvieniai are related to Lithuanian Ūsinis and Latvian Ūsiņš (cf. Vedic Ushas), gods of horses. [7]
Lithuanian Dievas, Latvian Dievs and Debestēvs ("Sky-Father"), [1] Latgalian Dīvs, Old Prussian Diews, Yotvingian Deivas [2] [3] was the primordial supreme god in the Baltic mythology, one of the most important deities together with Perkūnas, and the brother of Potrimpo.