Baltic Mythology RPG

Dievas

in Baltic mythology, the god of the sky, chief among the gods. Dievas was usually presented as a passive deity and did not directly influence the destinies of people.Spouse: (Zemes-mate); Children: Usinsh - son, Laima - daughter

Diavas Syanalis

Is a manifestation of God. According to some reconstructions, he is a separate deity, teacher and mentor of people. Looks like an old beggar traveler. Skilled in magic and medicine.

Praamjus

Is an epithet of God.

Autra

in Baltic mythology, the embodiment of the morning dawn (or star), a character in the ancient myth of the “heavenly wedding”.The moon changes the sun for Saula and Austra, for which Perkunas cuts it with a sword.

Saule

Sun goddess in Baltic mythology. The noun Saule also means Sun in Lithuanian and Latvian. Considered similar to the Vedic god Surya[2].

Perkūnas

thunder god in Baltic mythology, ruler of the air, defender of justice. One of the main gods of the Baltic pantheon. In the last pagan centuries, Perkūnas became the most famous Lithuanian god. Among the Latvians it is known as Perkons (Latvian. Pērkons), among the ancient Prussians - as Perkuns. According to mythological information, Perkūnas also acted as the god of thunderstorms, rain, mountains (and any hills in general), oak trees and the sky.

Marija

in Latvian mythology, a goddess who takes care of cows. They ask her for milk, cheese, calves. In some cases, it coincides with the mythologized image of the Virgin Mary. Her day was celebrated four times a year: in winter - on Christmastide, in spring - the day of “cabbage Mary” (Marya - light the snow), when they plant cabbage, in summer - on August 15 (Obzhinki) and in the fall on September 8 (Oseniny)[1].

Žemina

in Lithuanian mythology, the goddess of the earth; personification of the earth[1]. It was often called Zemele - “little earth”, at the same time, the word zemyna was used in relation to the earth itself[2].

Lauma

in East Baltic mythology, originally the goddess of childbirth and earth; later - an evil spirit, a witch flying in the sky[1]. Sometimes seen as the wife of the thunderer Perkons, sometimes as the mistress of nightmares. In Latvian, the phrase “Lauma's belt” refers to a rainbow.

Dahl

goddess of fate and spinning

Gabija

goddess, supporting Priest Fire, daughter of God (dyavaite).

Laima

goddess of happiness and fate in Baltic mythology. She is the patroness of childbirth, the protector of cows, etc.Daughter of the god Dievas (Dievs). Sometimes she performs together with Dekla and Karta[1] - goddesses of fate.

Dekla

in Latvian and Lithuanian[1] mythology, one of the goddesses of fate, along with Laima and Karta. According to legends, they stand at the bedside of a newborn and determine his future fate.

Žemėlapis

one of the goddesses of fate in Latvian and Lithuanian mythology, along with Laima and Dekla. They either perform together or alternate

Guiltinet

in Lithuanian mythology - the goddess of death, a skeleton with a scythe who walks around the world strangling people or breaking their necks during various epidemic diseases

Medeina

often mixed with Zvoruna) - the goddess of forests, trees and animals, one of the main deities of Lithuanian mythology.

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Moon, son of God (diavaitis)

Velnyas

in Baltic mythology[5][6][7][8] an opponent of the thunderer Perkunas[5][9], in paganism he was the god of the underworld[5][6] and the patron of livestock[9][10], after the Christianization of the population region, his image was demonized and merged with the devil[10].

Šuliniai

in Baltic mythology, the god of the underworld and patron of livestock. Considered as a separate deity by V.V. Ivanov and V.N. Toporov in the articles of the encyclopedia “Myths of the Peoples of the World”

Ašvyaniai

divine twins driving the car of the Sun

Wakarine

Evening Star.

Vytautas

god who cares for horses.

Pizyus

deity of the Prussian-Lithuanian pantheon[1], god of marital fidelity, sex and phallic spirit[2].

Warpija

in Lithuanian mythology, a goddess (like the Greek parka) who spun the threads of human life.According to Lithuanian legends, Verpeya sat high in the sky, and the threads of fate descended down, at the end of each of them a star was attached: the longer the life, the longer the thread was, and the star was closer to the earth; That’s why Lithuanians identified small stars with children, and large stars with adults.

Zwaigzdes

stars, children of the Sun-mother and, as a rule, the Moon-father. One of the most important stars is Austra.Other stars, the sisters of Aushrine, are less important, but they, such as Vakarine or Vakare (evening Venus, preparing the bed for Saule (sun), Indraya (Jupiter), Celia (Saturn), Zjazdre (Mars) and Vaivora (Mercury), sometimes also found in myths.

Jūratė ir Kastitis

heroes of the Lithuanian legend, which became popular thanks to the poetic adaptation of Maironis.

Ežerinis

spirit of the lakes

Upinis

Spirit of the Rivers

Auštaras

the god of the northeast wind, standing on the way to paradise and illuminating it. The latter function connects him to Aushrine; some consider him to be her cousin.

Aitvaras

in Lithuanian mythology, a flying spirit in the form of a fiery serpent, bringing wealth to a beloved family or grief in case of offense. Ghost, incubus[1].

Bangpūtys

Lithuanian and Prussian god of sea storms, storms, wind and waves.The name means "Blower of the Waves"

Javinas

a household god who protects grain in barns.

Jievaras

a house spirit protecting grain

Kupolas

spirit of spring growth and bloom

Lauku dvasios

spirits living in the fields.

Kaũkas

in Lithuanian mythology, a brownie, the patron of peasant wealth. Brings good things to the home, in particular wealth and money[1].Caucas lived under the oven or underground; was also associated with the barn and stall.

Nikštukas

Gnomes