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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.
The national revival started and Lithuanian intelligentsia idealised ancient paganism and folklore. [25] Some historians wanted to prove the beauty of ancient polytheism and even started creating new aspects of Lithuanian mythology. One of the most famous of these was Theodor Narbutt who edited Ancient Greek myths and created new Lithuanian ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Lithuanian mythology researchers ... List of Lithuanian gods and mythological figures; L. Lizdeika; R ...
Both Eglė and Jūratė are popular Lithuanian female names. Jūratė's crown and amber necklace in the coat of arms of Palanga. Palanga, the main resort in Lithuania, has a monument dedicated to Jūratė and Kastytis. It is located in a square right next to the main tourist attraction—a bridge that leads to sunset.
Aušrinė ("dawning", not to be confused with Aušra, "dawn") is a feminine deity of the morning star in the Lithuanian mythology. She is the antipode to "Vakarinė", the evening star. Her cult possibly stems from that of the Indo-European dawn goddess Hausōs and is related to the Latvian Auseklis, Greek Eos, Roman Aurora and Vedic Ushas. [1]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Lithuanian deities" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 ...
The chronicle also mentioned that Lizdeika was the chief pagan priest (Kriwe Kriwaito) and that he was found in an eagle's nest (Lithuanian lizdas means nest). Maciej Stryjkowski added additional note that Lizdeika was found in an eagle's nest or, according to others, in a cradle in a tree by Grand Duke Vytenis who raised him as his son. [ 4 ]