functions. In the Latvian dainas, the functions of Pērkons and Dievs can occasionally merge: Pērkons is called Pērkona tēvs ('Father or God of Thunder')...

abroad"), article by Hans Nilsson on bellman.net. (Swedish) Lyrics Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Pērkons at IMDb Pērkons discography at Discogs...

"Saule, Pērkons, Daugava" is a Latvian choir song. The text originates from the 1916 poem Daugava by the Latvian poet Rainis, while the musical part is...

her daughter is courted by Dieva dēli (sons of god), Auseklis (Venus) or Pērkons (Thunder). Also, as in Latvian the word for daughter (meita) also stands...

the members of the group moved on to form another group, Pērkons ('Thunder') later. Pērkons was a symbol of rebellion. They played fascinating rock and...

swastika is an ancient Baltic thunder cross symbol (pērkona krusts (cross of Perkons); also fire cross, ugunskrusts), used to decorate objects, traditional...

Parjanya. Perun is strongly correlated with the near-identical Perkūnas/Pērkons from Baltic mythology, suggesting either a common derivative of the Proto-Indo...

Imants Sudmalis (18 March 1916 OS, Cēsis, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 25 May 1944 NS, Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian editor and Soviet communist...

musician. He composed multiple pieces, most notable of which is Saule, Pērkons, Daugava, a choir song regularly performed at the Latvian Song and Dance...

national anthem during the Soviet era. (LAT) ("Blow, Winds!") "Saule, Pērkons, Daugava" (LAT) ("Sun, Thunder, Daugava") "Ei ole üksi ükski maa" (EST)...

Dutch classical pianist Juris Kulakovs, 65, Latvian rock keyboardist (Pērkons) Steve Wright, 69, English radio disk jockey 13 Eddie Cheeba, 67, American...

Indo-European Gods such as Slavic Perun, Lithuanian Perkūnas, Latvian Pērkons and Finnish Perkele "god of thunder", Gothic fairguni "mountain", and Mordvin...

debated in the anthropological community. The supreme Balkan thunder god Perkon was part of the Thracian pantheon, although cults of Orpheus and Zalmoxis...

etymologically related to Lithuanian thunder god Perkūnas. He is also known as Pērkons in Latvian; Perkūns or Perkunos in Old Prussian; Parkuns in Yotvingian...

singer (Can) February 12 – Juris Kulakovs [lv], 65, Latvian musician (Pērkons) February 16 – Greg "Fritz" Hinz, 68, Canadian rock drummer (Helix) February...

played by the band Pērkons for the general public. With it Kalniņš returned to rock and roll once more. He wrote many new songs for Pērkons, and these same...

and Ramones,Fleetwood Mac as well as some Latvian artists, f.e. the band Pērkons (“Thunder”) and Satellites LV. The band's first single and EP were released...

film's opening scene documents a concert by the banned Latvian rock band, Pērkons. The movie had a major impact in the Soviet Union. It was seen by at least...

from the Baltic god of thunder (compare: Lithuanian: Perkūnas, Latvian: Pērkons, Prussian: Perkūns, Yotvingian: Parkuns), as an alternate name for the...

Aztec god Tlaloc, the Mayan God K, Slavic mythology's Perun, the Baltic Pērkons/Perkūnas, Thor in Norse mythology, Ukko in Finnish mythology, the Hindu...

myths solely by natural effects. Ukko's origins are probably in Baltic Perkons and the older Finnish sky god Ilmarinen. While Ukko took Ilmarinen's position...

epic. The poem opens at the council of the Baltic gods at the palace of Pērkons in the sky where the Father of Destiny declares that Latvians are under...

significant extent derived from the various Baltic peoples. The Latvian (Pērkons) and Lithuanian (Perkūnas), which are the same thunder deity, are known...

ST Thunderer, a British tug in service 1953–58 the anglicised name of the god Pērkons in Latvian mythology the prophet Elijah (in Eastern Europe) Thunderer,...

1080/08990229970528. PMID 10449057. Mitchinson, B.; Grant, R. A.; Arkley, K.; Rankov, V.; Perkon, I.; Prescott, T. J. (12 November 2011). "Active vibrissal sensing in rodents...

cover of their album Pērkoņkalve, which depicts Baltic god of thunder Pērkons wearing a belt buckle adorned with a swastika and striking an anvil, as...

service (LNF) Left service (LNF) Notes Staff and support (Auxiliary) A-18 Pērkons  Poland Goliat Tugboat 1960 1993 2011 Sold to civilian buyers. Mine Warfare...

Retrieved August 7, 2014. Mitchinson, B.; Grant, R. A.; Arkley, K.; Rankov, V.; Perkon, I.; Prescott, T.J. (12 November 2011). "Active vibrissal sensing in rodents...

A Polish name for lightning is "piorun", derived from the god's name. Pērkons/Perkūnas is the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important...

as are rock composers Imants Kalniņš and Zigmars Liepiņš. In the 1980s, Pērkons played a pompous sort of hard rock that was popular with audiences. Underground...