Jumis
In Latvian mythology, Jumis is the personification of the double ear and thus a god of fertility . Depending on the type of grain, it can be called rye, barley or oat jumis. The double ear is a symbol of special fertility. The stalks that have grown together in flax are also called flax jumis. As is typical of Latvian mythology, the Jumis is ascribed an undifferentiated family. His mother Jumja māte is called "Jumi's mother", his wife Jumala or Jumīte and his children Jumalēni "little Jumis". In summer Jumis spends time in the field, in winter he sleeps under a stone or in a wreath of sheaves that is hung in the barn. The grains of this wreath are mixed with the seeds in spring to increase fertility.
The name Jumis is derived from the Indo-European root * h 2 iem- »twin« ( lat . Gemini).
literature
- Haralds Biezais : Baltic religion ; Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1975. ISBN 3-17-001157-X
- Jonas Balys, Haralds Biezais: Baltic mythology. In: Hans Wilhelm Haussig , Jonas Balys (Hrsg.): Gods and Myths in Old Europe (= Dictionary of Mythology . Department 1: The ancient civilized peoples. Volume 2). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-12-909820-8 .
Individual evidence
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