Baltic mythology

Baltic mythology is a rich collection of beliefs and figures that reflect people's connections with nature and their daily lives. The pantheon of Baltic gods includes deities responsible for fertility, such as Jumis and Potrimpo, as well as those patronizing the elements, such as Perkunas, the god of thunder. Prominent among the goddesses are Saule, personifying the sun, and Giltine, the goddess of death. These figures, endowed with diverse attributes, demonstrate the complexity and depth of the beliefs that shaped the lives of the peoples inhabiting the Baltic region.

Gods

Algis - god-herald, messenger of higher deities.

Andaj - the enigmatic god of the sky.

Auseklis - god personifying the Morning Star.

Auszauts - patron god of healing and health.

Autrimpus - god of the sea.

Bangputis - god of wind and waves.

Baubis - god of cattle.

Bubilos, Bubilas - god of bees.

Ceroklis - god of fields and grass.

Gardunitis - patron deity of the farmstead and everything in it.

Goniglis - god of pastures, testicles of horses, bulls and goats were sacrificed to him.

Jagaubis - the god of fire and his sacred personification.

Jumis - deity of the fields, personifying abundant harvests.

Kellukis - god of roads, patron of travelers.

Krukis - god of pigs worshiped by blacksmiths.

Kurke - a deity associated with vegetation and grain harvest.

Lituwanis - personification of the rain god.

Menu, Menulius - god of the moon. Husband of Saule. Father of the stars.

Natrimpe - god of the earth and its fertility, which he provoked by stomping.

Okopirms - the highest god of the pantheon, lord of the sky, stars and earth.

Patollo – God of war, the underworld, the dead, and nightmares, once identified with Odin. He was depicted as a pale old man with a long, green beard and a turban. His sacred objects were skulls: human, horse, and cow. Patollo was the chief god of the Baltic tribes. He bestowed good fortune and withheld it whenever he desired to taste human blood. Before the arrival of Christianity, Patollo began to play the role of god of the dead.

Pekkols - god of the underworld, darkness, anger and misfortune.

Perkunas, Perkuno - "He Who Strikes." God of thunder, lightning, and rain. Associated with the Slavic Perun, although Perkuno was a typical European storm god. He was depicted as an angry, middle-aged man with a menacing countenance and a curly beard. Maintaining a perpetual fire was an element of the cult. Latvians believed that the Morning Star, Venus, was the child of the union of Saule and Perkuno.

Pilwits - god of wealth and abundance.

Potrimpo – a fertility god, the equivalent of the Germanic Freyr, although he also had some associations with rivers. He was depicted as a happy, beardless youth wearing a wreath of ears of corn.

Ratajniczka - god of horses.

Sambaris - god of fertility personifying the ritual offering of grain after the harvest.

Usinsz - the god of horses, their patron and guardian.

Veiopatis - god of the wind.

Wels, Wielona - god of the dead and lord of their land.

Zemnieks - patron god of the home and farm.