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Lithuanian mythology (Lithuanian: Lietuvių mitologija) is the mythology of Lithuanian polytheism, the religion of pre-Christian Lithuanians. Like other Indo-Europeans , ancient Lithuanians maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure.
The list of Lithuanian gods is based on scarce written sources and late folklore. Many of them were outright invented. Lithuania converted to Christianity in 1387, but elements of Lithuanian mythology survived into the 19th century.
Saulė (Lithuanian: Saulė, Latvian: Saule) is a solar goddess, the common Baltic solar deity in the Lithuanian and Latvian mythologies. The noun Saulė / Saule in the Lithuanian and Latvian languages is also the conventional name for the Sun and originates from the Proto-Baltic name * Sauliā > * Saulē .
Medeina or Medeinė (from Lithuanian: medis – "tree" or medė – "forest"), often treated as synonymous to Žvorūnė or Žvorūna (derived from žvėris – "beast"), is one of the main deities in the Lithuanian mythology, and is similar to Latvian Meža māte (Forest Mother).
Aunque la religión precristiana de Lituania murió mucho más tarde que en cualquier otro país europeo, la información actual sobre la mitología de Lituania se encuentra dispersa. El interés en ella se ha incrementado desde el comienzo del siglo XIX, cuando el material narrativo comenzó a ser recogido.
Lithuanian mythology. Eglė the Queen of Serpents. Folk songs of Lithuania. G. List of Lithuanian gods and mythological figures. Romuva (religion) Romuva (temple) Sovij.
In Lithuanian mythology. Laumės are the very oldest goddesses of Lithuanian mythology. The image of these goddesses may have formed during the historical Mesolithic period, just after the Ice Age. Laumės could appear in the form of animals, as mares or as female goats, bears and dogs.