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The Baltic Mythology Book: Perkūnas, Saulė, Dievas, and the Gods of Lithuania and Latvia

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The Baltic Mythology Book: Perkūnas, Saulė, Dievas, and the Gods of Lithuania and Latvia

Perkūnas, Saulė, and Dievas

The last pagans of Europe: the Lithuanians and Latvians who kept their old gods into the 1400s. Perkūnas the thunderer, Saulė the sun, the sky-god Dievas, and a forest religion preserved in tens of thousands of folk songs.

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What you will read

  • 11 chapters, primary sources
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  • Original ink illustrations
  • Inline citations to the dainas and chronicles
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  1. 01The Last Pagans of Europe
  2. 02Dievas and the Bright Sky
  3. 03Perkūnas, the Thunderer
  4. 04Saulė the Sun and Mėnuo the Moon
  5. 05The Celestial Wedding and the Sky Family
  6. 06Žemyna and the Sacred Earth
  7. 07Laima and the Spinning of Fate
  8. 08Velnias and the Lord of the Dead
  9. 09The Sacred Groves, Fires, and Serpents
  10. 10The Dainas: A Religion in Song
  11. 11The Conversion and the Baltic Revival (Romuva)

About this book

About this Baltic mythology guide

The last pagans of Europe: Perkūnas the thunderer, Saulė the sun, and a forest religion preserved in tens of thousands of folk songs.

Lithuania was the last pagan state in Europe. While the rest of the continent had been Christian for centuries, the Balts still kept sacred groves, fed eternal fires, and sang to the sun as a living goddess. When the conversion finally came, the old religion did not vanish; it hid inside the folk songs, the dainas, where scholars later found it almost intact.

This book reconstructs that forest faith. Eleven chapters cover the sky-god Dievas, Perkūnas the thunderer and his war on the devil, the sun Saulė and the moon Mėnuo and their broken marriage, the earth-mother Žemyna, Laima who spins fate, the lord of the dead, and the sacred groves, fires, and serpents. The whole tradition is read through the dainas. Every chapter cites its sources.

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What you will discover inside

  • How the Lithuanians stayed pagan until 1387, the last in Europe
  • Perkūnas the thunderer and his endless war on the devil Velnias
  • Saulė the sun, Mėnuo the moon, and the celestial wedding gone wrong
  • Žemyna, the earth you kiss each morning and thank each night
  • Laima, who spins your fate at the moment of your birth
  • A whole religion preserved in tens of thousands of folk songs

Baltic mythology book at a glance

TraditionBaltic mythology
Chapters11 chapters
Length150 pages
SourcesDrawn from the primary sources, cited inline
Reading levelBeginner-friendly. Every name and place is explained from scratch
FormatPrint-quality PDF
DeliveryPDF within 24 hours

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About the author

Guillaume Henry, founder of Mythologis

Guillaume Henry

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mythologis

Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange. Every Mythologis book draws on the primary sources first, cross-references multiple translations, and avoids inventing details that aren't in the originals.

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Questions about the Baltic mythology book

When will I receive my PDF?

Within 24 hours of purchase. Your download link arrives in your inbox automatically.

Is this book based on primary sources?

Yes. It draws on the Lithuanian and Latvian dainas (folk songs), the chronicles of the Teutonic crusaders, the early modern accounts of Baltic religion, and the scholarship of Marija Gimbutas and Algirdas Greimas, with references to the standard translations.

What is the difference between Baltic and Slavic mythology?

They are neighbours and cousins, not the same. The Baltic peoples (Lithuanians, Latvians, Old Prussians) speak Baltic languages and kept their paganism far longer than the Slavs. The two traditions share some figures (a thunder-god, a sky-god) but differ in detail. This book focuses on the Baltic side.

How long is the book?

Eleven chapters, around 150 pages depending on the final layout. Designed to be read in evenings or in one long sitting.

Is this book for beginners or specialists?

Beginners welcome. The book explains every name, place, and concept from scratch. Specialists will find the source citations useful for further reading.

Will there be a paperback on Amazon?

The PDF is available immediately. A KDP paperback edition follows once the book has been validated by readers.

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Can I order from outside the United States?

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