#laima

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[mythologyolympics]

Mythology Olympics tournament round 1

Which mythological figure is better?

Laima

Mandos

Voting ended onJun 29, 2025

Propaganda!

Laima is a Baltic goddess of fate. She was associated with childbirth, marriage, and death; she was also the patron of pregnant women. In Latvian mythology, Laima and her sisters, Kārta and Dēkla, were a trinity of fate deities, similar to the Norse Norns or the Greek Moirai. Laima makes the final decision on individual's fate and is considerably more popular. While all three of them had similar functions, Laima is the Goddess of luck and is more related with mothers and childbirth, Dēkla is in charge of children, and Kārta holds power over the adult's life. In Lithuanian mythology, one of the most important duties of Laima is to prophesy how the life of a newborn will take place. Sometimes there was only one Laima, while in other cases three Laimas would give often contradictory predictions. The final pronouncement would be irrevocable and not even Laima herself could change it. [image credit]

In the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Mandos was the Doomsman of the Valar who pronounced judgement in matters of fate. He was the keeper of the slain in his Halls in the west of Valinor. He pronounced his judgements at the bidding of Manwë. However only Ilúvatar knew with full certainty what the full doom of Arda would be, and would not reveal it all, even to Mandos or Manwë. Mandos and Manwë were always allied since their entering into Eä, and together they understood most clearly the Vision of Ilúvatar more than any of the other Valar. Mandos is said to be the grimmest of the Valar. However, this in no way implies that Mandos is dark or evil. His grimness is wholly part of his nature, coming (one must assume) from that part of the mind of Ilúvatar from which he came. Neither is Mandos willful or malevolent in declaring the fates of Arda.

[goryhorroor]

demons & daimones + lucifer in horror

• the cleansing hour - lucifer • hereditary / paimon • the last exorcism / abalam • hell house llc / abaddon • the exorcist / pazuzu • the nun / valek • the crucifixion / agares • drag me to hell / laima • marianne / beleth • the possession / abyzou

[vikaflora-margarita]

Dēkla. The goddess of fate, Laima.

Laima is arguably the most prominent and well-known latvian pagan deity. She decides a person's fate from the moment they are born. In some folk songs she is said to cry over her duty, a trait no other god of fate has been recorded to share with her.

Dēkla is an another name Laima went by in the region of Courland. At first, it was thought that she was one of the three sisters of fate (a common motif in many indoeuropian religions), but no substantial evidence was found in favour of this theory in more recent years.

I decided to call her Dēkla, because her clothes were inspired by Curonian folk costume.

If you want to learn more about Laima and/or Dēkla, I warmly recommend reading this latvian mythology/folklore archive (in latvian)

Latvian folklore site provides information about Latvian ancient religion, customs and traditions, including folklore texts and links to oth

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that ocs without trauma meme but its with my ocs and im spoiling

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[allmythologies]

lithuanian mythology • laima

laima is the goddess who is there to prophesy how the life of a newborn will take place. sometimes there was only one laima, while in other cases three laimas would give often contradictory predictions. the final pronouncement would be irrevocable and not even laima herself could change it.