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Thrace - Tribal Mythology & Lore
Thrace, in the area of today's Bulgaria, has a cosmology going back thousands of years. Tribal mythology shares a Great Goddess and Storm...
Sylvia Rose
May 21, 202410 min read
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Laima - Baltic Fate Goddess
Laima is a Baltic goddess of fate. Often part of a goddess triad, she relates to childbirth, marriage and destiny. She's patron of...
Sylvia Rose
May 13, 20245 min read
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Žaltys: Sacred Snake & Serpent Queen
In Baltic mythology, the grass snake žaltys (Natrix natrix) is a sacred animal. It's invited into the home and kept as a pet and house...
Sylvia Rose
May 12, 20245 min read
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European Grass Snake: Nature & Lore
Snakes have mystic associations since the beginning of human thought. The European Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) is a small, harmless...
Sylvia Rose
May 11, 20245 min read
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Potrimpo - Baltic Sea God of Grain
Portrimpo is a pagan Baltic sea god. Also known as Autrimpo he rules the sea, earth, grain and crops. One of the Old Prussian gods,...
Sylvia Rose
May 11, 20243 min read
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Velnias - Baltic Devil God of Death
Velnias is initially the god of death and the underworld in the Baltic cosmology. He's a malevolent trickster of Latvian and Lithuanian...
Sylvia Rose
May 10, 20244 min read
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Baba Yaga - Slavic Forest Witch
Baba Yaga is a tree hag nature spirit of Russia and the Slavic regions. She may be alone or with one or two others, called Baba Yaga...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 6, 20243 min read
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Earth Mother - Goddess of Life
Although the European tribes establish various pantheons from the early days of history, agreement is clear about the Goddess of Life....
Sylvia Rose
Oct 24, 20233 min read
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Divine Twins: Germanic & Greek Mythology
The Divine Twins or Horse Twins are part of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon, and appear in later mythologies too. The Divine Twins...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 21, 20234 min read
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German Myth & Folklore: Imps
Who's munching on the cabbage leaves? Who put the chief into mischief? Who confounds one's senses beyond belief? Imps are among the...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 2, 20234 min read
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Harvest Spirits: Katzenmann (Cat Man)
Katzenmann or Cat Man is a hybrid harvest spirit of German mythology. A man with qualities of a cat or vice versa, he can manifest...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 2, 20234 min read
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