Baltic mythology

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The Latvian Mythology. Painting by Jēkabs Bīne (1895-1955) decpicting three main Latvian deities - Māra, Dievs and Laima. Below are symbols representing each of them. #Latvia #Pagan #folklore

Baltic mythology.

Perkūnas is the god of thunder throughout Eastern Europe. He was the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities in the Baltic pantheon. People pay homage to Perkons by first pouring him beer, which is then brought around the fire, and at last pour it in this fire, asking Perkons to give them rain.”

Illustration, Watercolor paper, Adobe Photoshop, Brushes, acrylic gouache

Here is a list of (almost) all Slavic mythical creatures. Alkonost, who gets her name from the Greek demigod Alyclone, is a creature with the body of a bird and the head of a woman. Her voice is incredibly beautiful and alluring, causing people to forget everything and never be able to experience happiness like hearing the voice again. She lives in the underworld with her counterpart, who is named Sirin, who appears in an orchard during the morning to cry on the Apple Feast of the Savior…