Dievas

Lithuanian supreme sky god, the bright heaven personified, descendant of the Indo-European *Dyēus; in folklore the benevolent 'old man God'.

Domains

• sky supreme

Powers

• Order the bright sky and visit mortals as an old wanderer

Epithets

• Dievas senelis

Relations

• rival: Velnias
• equated with: Týr

Sources

• Lithuanian folk narratives of Dievas senelis; 'sons of God' (Dievo sūneliai) songs
• Indo-European *Dyēus; cf. Latin deus; M. Gimbutas, The Balts (1963)