#baltic deities

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The Lighting of the Holy Fire During Rasa, at the Altoniškės Sacred Mound in Lithuania

The Rasa Festivities at the Altoniškės sacred mound centers around the lighting of the Holy Fire, a key ritual in Baltic pagan tradition symbolizing purity, the sun, and divine presence. Held during the summer solstice, Rasa is one of Lithuania’s most ancient festivals, revived by Romuva practitioners and rooted in pre-Christian customs honoring nature, fertility, and ancestral spirits. The Altoniškės mound, which is steeped in legend and mysticism, is said to have once held an eternal fire, with offerings made to the goddess Altonė, daughter of the oracle Altas and guardian of young men who prayed at her altar for a worthy bride. To this day, the mound remains a living sacred space, where Lithuanian weddings, baptisms, equinox rites, and Midsummer festivals are celebrated, connecting past and present through ritual, song, and fire.

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I have seen many cultures depict the Sun as masculine and the Moon as feminine. In the Baltic culture, it's the other way around. The Sun (Saulė) is a goddess and the Moon (Mėnuo) is a god.

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Lithuanian Deities

Part 4 of this series.

“Lithuania converted to Christianity in 1387, but elements of Lithuanian mythology survived into the 19th century.“

Auschauts - God of Health and Medicine (Prussia)

Auseklis - God of the Morning Star (Latvia)

Ausrine - Goddess of the Planets and Stars (Baltic)

Austeja - Goddess of Bees (Lithuania)

Autrimpas - God of the Seas (Prussia)

Bangputys - God of Storms and Waves (Baltic)

Bubilas - God of the Bees (Baltic)

Cerklicing - God of Crops and Livestock (Latvia)

Dievas - Supreme Creator God (Baltic)

Dimste - Goddess of Domestic Protection (Lithuania)

Dimstipatus - God of Protection (Baltic)

Gabija - Goddess of Fire (Baltic)

Gabjuaja - Unisex God of the Harvest (Baltic)

Ganiklis - God of Animals and the Forest (Lithuania)

Giltine - Goddess of Death (Lithuania)

Giraitis - God of Nature (Lithuania)

Grauduse - Goddess of the Sea (Baltic)

Gyvate - Goddess of Protection (Lithuania)

Indraja - Goddess of Jupiter (Baltic)

Junda - Goddess of War (Lithuania)

Jurate - Goddess of the Sea (Baltic)

Kaupolis - Goddess of Vegetation (Lithuania)

Kauriraris - God of War and Horses (Lithuania)

Keliu-Dievas - God of Crossroads and Safe Journeys (Lithuania)

Kovas - God of War (Lithuania)

Kremata - God of Pigs (Baltic)

Krumine - Goddess of the Harvest and Farming (Lithuania)

Kupole - God of Spring (Baltic)

Laima - Goddess of Destiny (Baltic)

Laukamat - Goddess of Nature (Baltic)

Lauksargis - God of Nature (Latvia)

Lazdona - Goddess of Trees (Baltic)

Linksmine - Goddess of Happiness (Lithuania)

Lopemat - Goddess of Cows (Latvia)

Mara - Goddess of Milk and Cows (Latvia)

Medeina - Goddess of Nature and the Hunt (Lithuania)

Medziojna - Goddess of the Hunt (Lithuania)

Meness - God of the Moon (Latvia)

Meza-Virs - God of Nature (Latvia)

Milda - Goddess of Love (Lithuania)

Moschel - God of Milk (Latvia)

Nijole - Goddess of the Underworld (Lithuania)

Nujema - Domestic Goddess (Lithuania)

Patrimpas - God of Plants and Vegetation (Prussia)

Perkunas - God of Thunder (Baltic)

Pikuolis - Gods of the Underworld (Prussia)

Pilnytis - God of Wealth (Lithuania)

Praamzius - God of Time (Lithuania)

Priparchis - God of Pigs (Baltic)

Puškaitis - God of Trees (Lithuania)

Ragana - Goddess of Sorcery and Witchcraft (Baltic)

Ragutiene - Goddess of Beer (Lithuania)

Ragutis - God of Beer (Lithuania)

Rasa - Goddess of Dawn (Lithuania)

Rugiu-Boba - Goddess of the Harvest (Baltic)

Siliniez - God of Moss and Vegetation (Lithuania)

Saule - Goddess of the Sun (Latvia and Lithuania)

Sietynas - God of the Stars (Baltic)

Teliavelis - God of the Sun (Lithuania)

Usins - God of Fertility (Latvia)

Vaiva - Goddess of Rainbows and the Sky (Lithuania)

Vaižgantas - God of Hemp (Lithuania)

Varuna - Goddess of Water and the Moon (Lithuania)

Veja-Motina - Goddess of the Wind (Baltic)

Veliuona - Goddess of Death and the Underworld (Baltic)

Velnias - Evil Trickster God (Lithuania)

Zemepatis - God of the Earth (Baltic)

Zemyna - Goddess of the Earth and Trees (Baltic)

Zvaizdikis - God of the Stars (Baltic)