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Stones-Goddesses in Granaries
Volume 15 (2011): Archaeology, Religion and Folklore in the Baltic Sea Region, pp. 56–60
Nijolė Laurinkienė  

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https://doi.org/10.15181/ab.v15i1.22
Pub. online: 20 September 2011      Type: Article      Open accessOpen Access

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20 December 2010
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4 May 2011
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16 May 2011
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20 September 2011

Abstract

The subject of this article is stones which were venerated in household surroundings. These stones that were kept in granaries were called goddesses (Deyues). Information about stones-goddesses is found in written sources on Baltic religion and mythology, mostly from reports by the Vilnius Jesuit College from the 17th and 18th centuries. The question arises: what deity is incarnate in theses stones, bearing in mind that the functions of the object are defined in relation to well-being in the home, full storage bins, the protection of grain and livestock?

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Keywords
stone granary Žemyna earth goddess Grain Goddess Grain Mother Baltic mythology

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