Meža māte

Meža māte ( Lat .; Eng. » Forest mother«) is the personified mother of the forest in Latvian mythology , who is often mentioned in the Dainas . She is a kind goddess who protects hunters, forest workers and shepherds. Her side is the Mežatēvs "Forest Father".

Medeinė

In the Lithuanian mythology , the forest goddess medeina (to bed . Medis "tree") announced that for the first time in the Volhynian Chronicle (13th century) is mentioned as rabbits goddess Měiděin (Мѣидѣин). It reports that as soon as the Lithuanian prince Mindaugas saw a hare, he no longer dared to enter the forest.

See also

• Vēja māte

literature

• Jonas Balys, Haralds Biezais : Baltic mythology. In: Hans Wilhelm Haussig (Ed.): 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 .