Laima
Lithuanian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Lithuanian/Baltic goddess of fate and fortune who pronounces destiny at birth, often appearing in triadic form; closely paralleled by Latvian Laima.
Domains
- fate fortune
Powers
- Decree each person's fate at the moment of birth
Epithets
- Laima lėmėja The decreer of fate; who fixes each person’s lot at birthLithuanian/Latvian folklore; Gimbutas, on Baltic religion (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Baltic dainos invoking Laima/Laime as birth- and fate-giver (primary); H. Biezais, Die Hauptgöttinnen der alten Letten (1955) (secondary)