Baltic gods

The Baltics were the last pagan nations in Europe to Christianize, between the 14th and 15th centuries. Because of this, mythology from the area is a lot more recent than in other areas – however, as the stories were carried by word of mouth, and ever-changing, our knowledge of ancient beliefs is limited to folktales […]

Perkūnas is the god of thunder throughout Eastern Europe. He was the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities in the Baltic pantheon. People pay homage to Perkons by first pouring him beer, which is then brought around the fire, and at last pour it in this fire, asking Perkons to give them rain.”

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Baltic mythology.

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