Meness (In Baltic religion

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• Baltic religion — Ancient beliefs and practices of the Balts of Eastern Europe. They are believed to give evidence of a common source with Vedic and Iranian religion. The most important Baltic divinities were sky gods: Dievs (the sky), Perkons (the thunderer),… …   Universalium

• Mēness — ▪ Baltic god (Latvian), Lithuanian  Mėnuo        in Baltic religion, the moon (moon worship), the god whose monthly renewal of strength is imparted to all growing things. The “young,” or “new,” moon, sometimes called Dievaitis (Lithuanian:… …   Universalium

• Proto-Indo-European religion — The chariot, as a symbol of social rank and military strength but also mythologically as the sun chariot (Trundholm sun chariot pictured, Nordic Bronze Age, ca. 160 …   Wikipedia

• Auseklis — ▪ Baltic deity (Latvian), Lithuanian  Aušrinė        in Baltic religion, the morning star and deity of the dawn. The Latvian Auseklis was a male god, the Lithuanian Aušrinė a female.       Related in name to the Vedic Uṣas and the Greek Eos,… …   Universalium

• Saule — In Baltic mythology, the sun goddess who determines the well being and regeneration of all life on earth. She is said to ride each day through the sky on a chariot with copper wheels, drawn by horses that never tire or sweat. Toward evening, she… …   Universalium

• Latvian mythology — Latvian culture, along with Lithuanian, is among the oldest surviving Indo European cultures. Much of its symbolism (an example is the pērkonkrusts or thunder cross) is ancient. Its seasons, festivals, and numerous deities reflect the essential… …   Wikipedia

• БАЛТИЙСКАЯ МИФОЛОГИЯ — систе ма мифологических представлений древних балтийских (балтских) племён. Общебалтийская мифологическая система не сохранилась, но в некоторых случаях она реконструируется на основе мифологических систем отдельных балтийских племён: западных… …   Энциклопедия мифологии