The Baltic pagan pantheon includes a variety of major and minor deities, as well as a host of lesser entities worshipped in specific localities. Those listed here, which are derived from those listed in The Dragon and The Bear (182-182), are those revered over a wide area of Baltic cultures (Prussia, Latvia, Lithuania, etc). Major deities are listed in boldface; some have alternate names listed after. Additional information may be found in TDaTB.
Each deity has a domain listed, which includes one or more aspects. A Sympathy Trait for that deity subsumes the aspects listed, as well as connotative meanings within Baltic culture. As with other Baltic faeries, those associated with the Sun ('gold court') are generally positive and life-giving, while those associated with cold and winter ('white court') are generally negative.
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Deity |
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Relationships |
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Appearance |
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Domain |
Birch Tree |
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world-tree |
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growth, fertility |
Dievs |
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silver-robed king with cap & sword |
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sky |
Saule |
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wife to Mehnesis |
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golden-haired woman |
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sun |
Mehnesis |
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husband to Saule |
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silver-haired charioteer |
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moon |
Auskelis |
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lover of Mehnesis |
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divine beauty |
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evening star; prophecy |
Svaixtix |
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brother of Auskelis |
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radiant human figure |
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light, pole star, art |
Lytuvnis |
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rainbows & mist |
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rain |
Juras-Mate |
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dolphin |
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sea |
Kalvaitas |
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burly smith |
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blacksmiths |
Jods |
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deranged man |
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destruction, wrongdoing |
Zemlja |
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sister to Majas Kungs |
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kindly crone |
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earth, dead |
Majas Kungs |
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brother to Zemlja |
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jolly spirit |
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the home |
Gabija |
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ruddy-haird woman |
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hearth, fire |
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Lithuania |
Nenadey |
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black dog |
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ill-fortune |
Telyavel |
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silent woman |
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protection of the dead |
Diveriks |
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(as Dievs above) |
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Meidein |
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gyrfalcon |
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forest, animals |
Giraitis |
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stag |
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forest, animals |
Menuo |
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(as Mehnesis above) |
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Zeminkas |
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(as Majas Kungs above) |
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Andai |
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stern warrior |
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war |
Picollos |
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dwarf |
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underworld |
Potrimpo |
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pike |
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rivers & springs |
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