'''Aitvaras''' is a household spirit in [[Lithuanian mythology]]. Other names are: '''Kaukas, Pūkis, Damavykas, Sparyžius, Koklikas, Gau
In many cases, this Lithuanian creature is described as having the appearance of a rooster while indoors a
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In Baltic mythology, '''Dievas''' was known as the supreme god. He was considered as one of the
*Beresnevičius, Gintaras (2000). "Lithuanian Mythology". In Jurate Baranova. Lithuanian Philosophy: Persons and Ideas. Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change; S
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'''Ašvieniai''' are divine twins in Lithuanian mythology. They are characterized as a pulling carriage of Saulė (the Sun) through t
...sses, bed frames, and other household objects. The twins are associated to Lithuanian Ūsinis and Latvian Ūsiņš (cf. Vedic Ushas), gods of horses.
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...s''' was the god of thunder in Baltic mythology. In Lithuanian and Latvian mythology, he is known as the god of thunder, rain, mountains, oak trees and the sky.
*Gintaras Beresnevičius, Lithuanian Mythology
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...'''Laime''' or '''Laimas māte''', represents fate and luck in Latvian and Lithuanian mythologies. Aside from being the patron of pregnant women, she was also li
==In Latvian mythology==
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'''Žaltys''' is a household spirit that guards the home in the Lithuanian mythology. It is the sacred animal of the sun goddess Saule that symbolizes fertility
[[Category: Lithuanian mythology]]
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...is the well-known Baltic deity and is also considered as a goddess in the Lithuanian and Latvian mythologies.
In Lithuanian and Latvian languages, the name Saulė/Saule refers to the conventional nam
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...ds humans. They are also called '''Maanalaiset'''. They are similar to the Lithuanian '''Kaukas''' or '''Aitvaras'''.
[[Category:Finnish mythology]]
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'''Bangpūtys''' is the god of sea and storm in Lithuanian mythology.
[[Category: Lithuanian mythology]]
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'''Medeina''' or '''Medeinė''' is one of the main goddesses in Lithuanian mythology. She ruled the forests, trees and animals. Her name was derived from the te
[[Category: Lithuanian deities]]
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...mythology]], she is also viewed as the mother goddess and one of the chief Lithuanian gods. Žemyna is the epitome of fertile earth and her duty includes nourish
[[Category: Lithuanian mythology]]
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In Lithunian mythology, '''Dalia''' is the goddess of fate. She is believed to be the giver and ta
*Greimas, Algirdas Julien (1992). Of Gods and Men. Studies in Lithuanian Mythology. Indiana University Press. p. 127–128. ISBN 0-253-32652-4.
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'''Peckols''' and Patollo were worshipped as gods in pagan Prussian mythology. Both of them were believed as the same gods who takes care of the the unde
[[Category: Lithuanian mythology]]
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...ddess of earth in Slavic and Latvian mythology. She is also similar to the Lithuanian goddess Žemyna.
[[Category: Baltic mythology]]
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In [[Finnish mythology]], '''Ajattar''' (also spelled ''Aiatar'', ''Ajattaro'' or ''Ajattara'') is
Ajatar is related to the Lithuanian [[Aitvaras]] and the Estonian Äi, Äijo or Äijattar. She is in some ways
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'''Aušrinė''' is the goddess of the Morning Star (Venus) in the Lithuanian mythology. She is the goddess of beauty and youth and the opposite of Vakarinė, the
*(Lithuanian) Jonas Zinkus, et al., ed (1985–1988). "Aušrinė". Tarybų Lietuvos enci
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...rom St. Agatha (Russian: Gafiya). Her existence was mentioned in a list of Lithuanian gods by Jan Łasicki that was published in 1615.
[[Category: Baltic mythology]]
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The '''vilkacis''' is a werewolf in Latvian and Lithuanian mythology.
==Mythology==
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In Irish mythology the '''Fir Bolg''' (Fir Bholg, Firbolg) were one of the races that inhabite
...eltic *bolg-s-cio-; related to Latin "fulgeo", shine, English "effulgent", Lithuanian "blizgù" and even Russian "byela" (white).
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...ield of Indo-European words, some meaning "phantom, vapor," as for example Lithuanian ''dvãse'', "spirit, phantom," and ''dùsas'', "vapor"; and others meaning
[[Category: Celtic mythology]]
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