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Perkūnas
Perkūnas (, , , , ) was the common Baltic god of thunder, and the second most important deity in the Baltic pantheon after Dievas. In both Lithuanian and Latvian mythology, he is documented as the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, fire, war, law, order, fertility, mountains, and oak trees.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Baltic
- Deity.name
- Perkūnas Pērkons
- Deity.member_of
- triune godhead including Potrimpo and Peckols (allegedly)
- Deity.image
- Perkunas of Kernavės.jpg
- Deity.alt
- Perkunas of Kernavės
- Deity.caption
- Statue possibly depicting Perkūnas
- Deity.affiliation
- Sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, fire, war, law, order, fertility, mountains, and oak trees
- Deity.cult_center
- Romuva (allegedly)Vilnius temple (1263-1387)
- Deity.weapon
- Axe or sledgehammer, stones, a sword, lightning bolts, a bow and arrows.
- Deity.symbol
- Swastika
- Deity.tree
- Oak, Rowan
- Deity.color
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Proto-Indo-European god ''*Perkʷúh₃nos''
- From ''*perkʷ-'' "oak"
- From ''*per-'' "to hit"
- Slavic borrowing
- Perkūnas in written sources
- Representation in mythology
- Weapons and vehicle
- Perkūnas' family relations
- Perkūnas and Velnias
- Prussian Perkūns
- Latvian Pērkons
- In modern culture
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Perkūnas (, , , , ) was the common Baltic god of thunder, and the second most important deity in the Baltic pantheon after Dievas. In both Lithuanian and Latvian mythology, he is documented as the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, fire, war, law, order, fertility, mountains, and oak trees.
== Etymology == The name of the god is attested as Lithuanian , Latvian , Sudovian . There are also homonymous or similar-sounding words meaning "thunder": Lithuanian , Latvian , , , Old Prussian .