Vilkatas
Vilkatas is a Lithuanian and Baltic werewolf figure associated with transformation, curse, sorcery, exile and the dangerous crossing between human…
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Culture or Region: Lithuanian and Baltic traditions
Vėlė
Vėlė is a Lithuanian term for the soul or spirit of a dead person, especially within Baltic ancestral and funerary…
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Aitvaras is a Lithuanian household wealth spirit that appears as a fiery serpent, bird, black rooster or object and enriches…
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Baubas is a Lithuanian bogey being invoked in warnings to children, associated with darkness, disobedience, hidden corners and the fear…
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Kaukas is a Lithuanian household and wealth-bearing spirit, often imagined as a small being that brings grain, food or property…
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