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...
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May 135 min read
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...
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May 125 min read
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...
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May 115 min read
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...
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May 114 min read
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,...
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May 104 min read
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...
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Jan 63 min read
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...
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Oct 24, 20233 min read
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....
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Oct 21, 20234 min read
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...
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Oct 15, 20237 min read
Brunhilde: Tragic Germanic Warrior Queen
Noble women of Germania learned at an early age they were unwelcome in the patriarchal realms of politics and war. Plots, trickery and...
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Oct 2, 20234 min read
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...
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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...
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