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Velnias (Velas, Velinas) – chthonic god of the underworld, related to the cult of dead. [28] The root of the word is the same as of Lithuanian: vėlė ('soul of the deceased'). After the introduction of Christianity it was equated with evil and Velnias became a Lithuanian name for devil. In some tales, Velnias (the
In spring 1900, Višinskis responded for a call for Lithuanian exhibits to the world's fair held in Paris by sending 70 photographs and 16 items, including kanklės. [89] Vaineikis was arrested in May 1900, but Janulaitis managed to obtain a permit to stage Velnias spąstuose on 21 July in Liepāja and on 23 July in Jelgava. [90]
Jonas Misiūnas also known by his codename Žalias Velnias (green devil) (15 January 1911 – 11 March 1947) was a commander of the anti-Soviet Lithuanian partisans and the founder of the Didžioji Kova military district. [1] Misiūnas joined the Lithuanian Army in 1931.
People sacrificed roosters and black hens to the deity. The birds were boiled; later people would gather around the kettle and eat the birds. The bones were burned. Sometimes Dimstipatis is reconstructed as a god of housewives, to whom pigs were sacrificed. Dimstipatis was also seen as a power protecting from fires. [5]
The Lithuanians were known as fierce warriors who constantly raided neighbouring lands, predominantly in Northeastern Europe, [34] seeking to capture people, cattle and horses. [35] Kievan Rus’ chronicles attest that the Lithuanians were defeated by Yaroslav the Wise and paid Kievan Rus’ tribute.
The Vedic Varuna, the Mitanni names aruna and urvana, Uranos, the sky god in Greek mythology, the Slavic god Veles, and velnias, the Lithuanian for "devil". References
This is a list of Lithuanians, both people of Lithuanian descent and people with the birthplace or citizenship of Lithuania.. Notable Lithuanians (from top, left to right): Lithuanian king Mindaugas; Grand Dukes - Gediminas; Kęstutis; Vytautas; Jogaila; Grand Duchess Barbora Radvilaitė; Grand Hetman of Lithuania Mikolaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł; architect Laurynas Gucevičius; historian Simonas ...
People from Kalvarija, Lithuania (11 P) People from Kaunas (2 C, 31 P) ... Category: Lithanian people by populated place. 31 languages ...