Latvian mythology
Latvian mythology is based primarily off collections of folklore and song texts. Much of the information presented herein, and in the best sources on the subject, is purely speculation based on very limited facts.
In AD 98, Tacitus, a Roman, mentioned the worship of mahtes, goddesses in the old Latvian mythology. Tacitus, however, did not speak Latvian and spent little time there. Later, reports of Christianization give similarly unbalanced information. We do know that some tribes had had their religious beliefs declining for some time, and accepted Christianity willingly. Others, such as the Curonians and Semigallians, resisted Christianization. Later texts by authors who presumably knew nothing of Latvian beliefs, substituted supposedly authoritative work substituting Prussian deities, adding extremely unlikely explanations and etymologies.
The deities were believed to live on a mountain called Debeskalns.
The Latvians recognized eight different seasons to the year. The end of one season and the beginning of the next was marked by a festival.
Other holidays:
- Barbes Diena
- Bertuli Diena
- Biezputras Diena
- Binduli Diena
- Dveselu Diena
- Gregoru Diena
- Jekaupa Diena
- Kazimiras Diena
- Kustonu Diena
- Labrenca Diena
- Pelnu Diena
- Septinu Bralu Diena
- Septinu Guletaju Diena
- Tanis Diena
- Tipsa Diena
- Tris Kungu Diena
- Urbanas Diena
- Veja Diena
- Vitus Diena
- Zalu Diena
- Zirgu Diena
List of deities and other terms
- Auseklis
- Austras Koks
- Bangu mate
- Cela mate
- Cerklicing
- Darzamate
- Dekla
- Dekla mate
- Dewing Uschinge
- Dewing
- Dieva deli
- Dievini
- Dievs
- Dievturiba
- Gausu mate
- Janis
- Jumis
- Juras mate
- Kapu mate
- Karta mate
- Karta
- Krumu mate
- Laima
- Lapu mate
- Lauka mate
- Lauku mate
- Lazdu mate
- Lietus mate
- Linu mate
- Lopes mate
- Lopu mate
- Majas gars
- Mara
- Martins
- mate
- Meness
- Meza Dievs
- Meza mate
- Meza Virs
- Mieza mate
- Miglas mate
- Mikelis
- Moschel
- Perkons
- Pirta mate
- Pukis
- Ragana
- Rijas mate
- Saule
- Saules meitas
- Senu mate
- Smilsu mate
- Sniega mate
- Tirgus mate
- Udens mate
- Upes mate
- Usins
- Vadatajs
- Veja mate
- Veli
- Velns
- Velu mate
- Vilkacis
- Zalksti
- Zemes mate
- Ziedu mate
- Ziemala mamulina
- Zvaigznes
Referenced By
1606 | 1925 | Aizsaule | Ausekla Zvaigzne | Auseklenc | Auseklens | Auseklins | Auseklis | Auseklitis | Ausekls | Ausjeklenis | Austras Koks | Babina | Bangputys | Bangu mahte | Bangu mate | Cela mahte | Cela mate | Celya mahte | Celya mate | Cercklicing | Cerekling | Cerekticing | Cerklicing | Ceroklis | Cerroklis | Cuska | Dahrsamahte | Darzamate | Debeskalns | Dehkla | Deities | Deity | Deivas | Dekla | Dekla mate | Deving Isching | Dewing | Dewing Cereklicing | Dewing Uschinge | Dieties | Diety | Dieva dehli | Dieva deli | Dievadeli | Dievadels | Dievas | Dievini | Dievs | Dievturiba | Gabjauja | Gausu mahte | Gausu mate | God of the moon | God of the sun | Goddess of the Moon | Goddess of the sun | Gods | Greklicing | ISO 3166-1:LV | Jahnis | Janis | Juhras mahte | Juhras mate | Jumis | Juras mahte | Juras mate | Kapu mahte | Kapu mate | Karta | Karta mate | Krumu mahte | Krumu mate | Krusta Zvaigzne | Laima | Laimas | Laime | Laimes | Lapu mahte | Lapu mate | LatviA | Latvians | Lauka mate | Lauku mate | Lazdu mahte | Lazdu mate | Lielais Auseklis | Lietus mahte | Lietus mate | Linu mahte | Linu mate | List of deities | List of specific demons and types of demons | Lopes mate | Lopu mahte | Lopu mate | Lunar Deity | Lunar deities | Lunar god | Lunar goddess ...
|
