Saulė
Sign in to saveSaulė (, ) is a solar goddess, and the common Baltic solar deity in Lithuanian and Latvian mythology. The noun Saulė/Saule in the Lithuanian and Latvian languages is also the conventional name for the Sun and originates from the Proto-Baltic name *Sauliā > *Saulē.
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- Deity.type
- Baltic
- Deity.name
- Saulė
- Deity.deity_of
- Sun
- Deity.image
- Apeiginė saulė.png
- Deity.caption
- Idol of the Saulė used for peasant rituals in the early 20th century from Palūšė, Ignalina District
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- Deity.consort
- Mėnuo/Mēness
- Deity.offspring
- Žemyna Indraja Sėlija Žiezdrė Vaivora
- Deity.Greek_equivalent
- Helios
- Deity.Roman_equivalent
- Sol
- Deity.Etruscan_equivalent
- Usil
- Deity.Norse_equivalent
- Sól
- Deity.Hinduism_equivalent
- Surya
- Deity.Indo european_equivalent
- Sehul
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15 sectionsContents
- Representation
- Family
- Feasts
- Mythology
- Colors
- Movements
- Dwelling
- Vehicle
- Horses
- Other depictions
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- Footnotes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
Saulė (, ) is a solar goddess, and the common Baltic solar deity in Lithuanian and Latvian mythology. The noun Saulė/Saule in the Lithuanian and Latvian languages is also the conventional name for the Sun and originates from the Proto-Baltic name *Sauliā > *Saulē.
==Representation== Saulė is one of the most powerful deities, the goddess of the sun itself, responsible for all life on Earth. She is the patroness of the unfortunate, especially orphans. The Lithuanian and Latvian words for "the world" (pasaulis and pasaule) are translated as "[a place] under the Sun".