Baltic Mythology

[Hercus Monte]

Our Polish equivalent of her is Dziewanna/Devana (English description is under the picture). I was asking because in Slavic languages med/miód means honey and honey originates from the forrests. Also Žvorūna sound familar to me. I would associate her name with wild animals, because 'zwierz' in Polish has such meaning. I would translate Žvorūna as a Lady of Wild Animals

Does Dziewanna/Devana simply mean Goddess? it looks very similar to Sanskrit Deva.

[Veneda]

Does Dziewanna/Devana simply mean Goddess? it looks very similar to Sanskrit Deva.

Probably it had such meaning in matriarchy times. I am not a linguistician, but in Polish the root "dziew" (dev) is still present is many words as "dziewczyna" (girl), "dziewica" (virgin), "dziewoja" (young girl), "dziewictwo" (virginity), "dzieworództwo" (parthenogenesis), and many others which can be connected with the Goddess. In Poland Dziewanna/Verbiscum speciosum is a plant dedicated to her.

[Hercus Monte]

[Veneda]

Hercus, thank you very much for this thread. I would be obliged for very short description of each of your God/Goddess and his/hers attributes. You inspired me to make a separate thread about ancient Polish/Lechitic Gods (if I only had time, lol). I think there are many similarities between them

[Veneda]

Does Dziewanna/Devana simply mean Goddess? it looks very similar to Sanskrit Deva.

Did you preserve in your language the root "dev'? Is it familiar to you?

[Hercus Monte]

Hercus, thank you very much for this thread. I would be obliged for very short description of each of your God/Goddess and his/hers attributes. You inspired me to make a separate thread about ancient Polish/Lechitic Gods (if I only had time, lol). I think there are many similarities between them

I might do a short description about every one of them once I have the time.

Did you preserve in your language the root "dev'? Is it familiar to you?

it's preserved in ''Dievas'', our word for ''god''.

[Veneda]

I might do a short description about every one of them once I have the time.

Thanks, it would be great

it's preserved in ''Dievas'', our word for ''god''.

Big bow to You I think "Dievas"/Dziewas" root it is also preserved in our Polish everyday words as "Dziękuję" (Thank you) and "Dzień dobry" (Good day) when you say hallo to the sun/Sun God (despite Christianisation Poles greeted the sunrise untill the mid 15th century). In Polish "dzień", besides of a 'day', has also a meaning of 'brightness' and 'luminosity', so probaby it can be connected with the Goddess or God of the bright sky