Dievas

Lithuanian · deity · mythic · deity

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)

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