• Latvian mythology is the collection of myths that have emerged throughout the history of Latvia, sometimes being elaborated upon by successive generations...
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  • personified Sun, Saule (Latvian 'sun') and Saules meita (Latvian 'Sun's daughter'). Latvian mythology Lithuanian mythology Prussian mythology Baltic neopaganism...
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  • Mahte (category Latvian goddesses)
    the title of Mate. Latvian ethnographer Pēteris Šmits noted that the Mahtes seem to be a phenomenon exclusive to Latvian mythology, with no equivalent...
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    Auseklis (category CS1 Latvian-language sources (lv))
    on the east side of the sky. He is the third most popular deity in Latvian mythology after Saulė and Mēness, but is almost exclusively mentioned in folk...
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  • Lithuanian mythology is very close to the mythology of other Baltic nations – Prussians, Latvians, and is considered a part of Baltic mythology. Early Lithuanian...
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    Latvia. List of Latvians Demographics of Latvia Latvian Americans Latvian Australians Latvian Canadians Baltic people in the United Kingdom Latvian Swedes...
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  • Ragana, Latvia, a village in Sigulda Municipality, Latvia Ragana (mythology) [lt; lv], a mythical being in Latvian mythology and Lithuanian mythology, a witch...
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    (Lithuanian: Saulė, Latvian: Saule) is a solar goddess, the common Baltic solar deity in the Lithuanian and Latvian mythologies. The noun Saulė/Saule...
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    List of earth deities (category CS1 Latvian-language sources (lv))
    are many different Earth goddesses and gods in many different cultures mythology. However, Earth is usually portrayed as a goddess. Earth goddesses are...
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  • Māra (category Articles with Latvian-language sources (lv))
    Māra is the highest-ranking goddess in Latvian mythology, the ancient Dawn-goddess, previously called Austra, and, not at all, although often stated,[clarification...
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    Lauma (category Latvian goddesses)
    Latvian Lauma or Lithuanian Laumė, or Yotvingian Łauma is a fairy-like woodland spirit, and guardian spirit of orphans in Eastern Baltic mythology or Yotvingian...
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    Dievturība (category Latvian mythology)
    harmony with Dievs". The movement is mainly based on Latvian folklore, folk songs and Latvian mythology. The Dievturi movement was founded in 1925 by Ernests...
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  • Miķelis (category CS1 Latvian-language sources (lv))
    deity in Latvian mythology. Persons named Miķelis include: Miķelis Ežmalis (born 1990), Latvian canoer Miķelis Krogzemis (1850–1879), Latvian poet Miķelis...
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  • Perkūnas (category Articles containing Latvian-language text)
    deity in the Baltic pantheon after Dievas. In both Lithuanian and Latvian mythology, he is documented as the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain...
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    and equipped in order to better navigate the underworld. A number of mythologies incorporate the concept of the soul of the deceased making its own journey...
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    It was closely related to other Baltic faiths, the Lithuanian and Latvian mythologies. Its myths and legends did not survive as Prussians became Germanized...
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  • Dieva Dēli (category Latvian gods)
    The Dieva Dēli (Latvian: 'Sons of Dievs') are heavenly beings depicted as the sons of the sky-god Dievs in Latvian mythology. The Dieva Dēli are generally...
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  • Compare this with Ziedu māte in Latvian mythology, Kupala in Polish mythology and Ivan Kupala in Russian mythology Laukų dvasios (spirits of fields)...
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    Latvia (/ˈlætviə/ LAT-vee-ə, sometimes /ˈlɑːtviə/ LAHT-vee-ə; Latvian: Latvija Latvian pronunciation: [ˈlatvija]), officially the Republic of Latvia, is...
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    Thomson Gale. pp. 2127, 2128. "American Latvian transforms Latvian folksongs into English". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October...
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    Laima (confectioner) (category Latvian brands)
    the largest producer of confectionery in Latvia. Its named after Laima, the goddess of fate in Latvian mythology and headquartered in Riga. The company...
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    319 Muslims living in Latvia. There are more than 600 Latvian neopagans, Dievturi, whose religion is based on Latvian mythology. About 21% of the total...
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  • Dievas (redirect from Dievs (Latvian god))
    Folklore, Mythology and Legend. Vol. 1. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 631. OCLC 3856950. Nav saulīte dievā gaiša, Latvian Daina (traditional Latvian folksong)...
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    "crossing point". In Norse mythology, Hermóðr must cross a bridge over the river Giöll in order to reach Hel and, in Latvian folk songs, the dead must...
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  • Laima (category Latvian goddesses)
    Laima and her functions are similar to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. In Latvian mythology, Laima and her sisters, Kārta and Dēkla, were a trinity of fate deities...
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    (Latvian mythology) – Benevolent house spirit Majitu – in Swahili mythology, shape-shifting spirits that can pass as humans Makara (Indian mythology)...
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  • Ūsiņš (category Pages with Latvian IPA)
    is a deity in Latvian mythology, the god of light and spring, symbol of fertility, guardian of horses and bees. It is one of few Latvian deities whose...
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    Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing...
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  • an Australian short film Mahte or Māte, epithet for goddesses in Latvian mythology "Mate", shortened from checkmate, a winning/losing situation in chess...
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