What is Baltic Paganism? | Obscure Mythologies

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I’m sure you’ll be familiar with Greek or Norse mythology, But what about Baltic mythology. Ever heard of the storm god Perkunas who hunts the forests of Latvia in search of his one eyed rival Velinas? Or how about the supreme deity Dievas and how he accidently formed humanity out of his saliva?
Introducing Baltic paganism, an obscure mythology from the frozen forests of Northern Europe. It’s a folklore full of dark gods and magic, one that survived well into the Middle Ages, before the late arrival of Christianity.
There's so much that I couldn't include in the final cut of this video. Especially more on the history of the Baltics, and the story of Eglė, the Queen of Snakes. I have clips where I discuss these topics, one day I might share them with you all.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:49 I. The Baltics
02:22 II. The Pantheon
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08:39 III. Mythical Beasts
09:53 IV. Romuva
11:01 Outro
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Sources and further reading:
Lithuanian Mythology - Wiki
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuan...
Lithuanian Philosophy: Persons and Ideas. Lithuanian Philosophical Studies, II. edited by Jurate Baranova
web.archive.org/web/200709280...
List of all the Baltic Gods:
www.godchecker.com/lithuanian...
Baltic mythology | gods & folklore of Lithuania & Latvia:
travelnhistory.com/legends/ba...
Baltica Archaelogia:
web.archive.org/web/201203250...
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@hochelaga 2 жыл бұрын

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@sadsocks4036 2 жыл бұрын

@pauliusbaranauskas7915 2 жыл бұрын

Ok... it pays to be sceptical... but after I recommend Baltic mythology, THIS VIDEO COMES OUT NEXT?!?

@pucktheblackswordsman999 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know about the Chaoskampf phenomenon? If you have, I think that would be an interesting topic to dive into. One I would definitely watch.

@flux.aeterna 2 жыл бұрын

Beliefs of the indigenous Taino people of Japan; various tribes of the Amazon basin

@malavoy1 2 жыл бұрын

How about Zoroastrianism?

@dezk84 2 жыл бұрын

This should be a series! "Obscure mythologies" just sounds right and there is more than enough material

@xenomorphultra244 2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir! This would be such a sick series!!

@finotello8529 2 жыл бұрын

It's instant success.

@thiago-kg1vu 2 жыл бұрын

I make your words mine!

@kimjones600 2 жыл бұрын

yes please!!!

@kimjones600 2 жыл бұрын

this is awesome. interesting how "dievas" seems so obviously indo-european as a principal deity.

@bumdumb5086 2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit. Im Latvian and Baltic mythology is rarely talked about. I love your stuff and you talking about baltic mythology is just Fantastic.

@davisveidmanis4685 2 жыл бұрын

Same! Though I was hoping to see some more information about the latvian side of the mythology as it's different... Even though I'm happy to see this topic brought up.

@frumtheground 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not Latvian or Baltic but I was definitely excited to see him talk about the mythologies, too. I studied them (albeit briefly) in college and I really love comparative mythology.. I think it can really show how pantheon and beliefs evolved and migrated across the world. I really hope he does some deep dives and expands on other lesser known pantheons!!

@anux2796 2 жыл бұрын

i was so suprised seeing this video. love it so much when people talk about it but would have also loved to see the latvian side of this mithology (and names of the deities as they arent the same everywhere, rather just similar)

@garstead 2 жыл бұрын

Hey question are their names the same in Latvian?

@davisveidmanis4685 2 жыл бұрын

@@garstead Nope, only similar. And we have different deities too. You can tell the source was lithuanian, by how every word ended with -as. I assume he found a good source of lithuanian origin and based most of the video off it.

@rutabrivlauka4911 2 жыл бұрын

As a Latvian, who has grown up being taught a lot about Latvian mythology I just wanna say this seems to be very Lithuania centric. Purely Latvian mythology is different in some ways, but nevertheless this was a really good video about a mythology that should be talked about more

@dav9104 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I'm Latvian and hadn't heard most of what was in this video.

@rytisliaucys3444 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this does seem to be Lithuanian centric, I can confirm as Lithuanian. Though makes sense, since we held onto paganism for longest. While I know that Lithuanian and Latvian Gods and Deities are similar, there are some very crucial differences.

@habibiyaeini3 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please point me in the direction to find out more about the true Latvian mythology x

@IdealMaster55 2 жыл бұрын

Well duh. We were the last pagans. What did you expect

@chaireater4209 2 жыл бұрын

There are more lithuanians than latvians so i suppose there is just more info to use for a video

@Ingenting 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see Sami paganism featured on this channel, great work!

@ysquartz2948 2 жыл бұрын

And I would love to see Lithuanian patriotic and folk songs featured on your channel

@robinrehlinghaus1944 2 жыл бұрын

Ayo, love your music videos, Ingen!

@yeettodeleet4805 2 жыл бұрын

unban me from your server already ffs!

@punishedlatvian5710 2 жыл бұрын

And we would love to see baltic songs on your channel.

@simonbrandberg1732 2 жыл бұрын

As someone from Sweden I too would like to see this. Nordic mythology has been done to death and there are so many brief explanations of it. But Sami paganism is something I realrly ever hear about.

@Caerulis 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, some suggestions: - Inuit Mythology - Aboriginal Australian Mythology - Indo-European Mythology (as a whole and how they all intertwine) -Slavic folktales (Edit: Slavic Paganism in general)

@joed7547 2 жыл бұрын

Agree, the dreamtimes are fascinating.

@dimitrijearsenijevic5597 2 жыл бұрын

Slavic paganism in general

@Caerulis 2 жыл бұрын

@@dimitrijearsenijevic5597 Yeah that would be better.

@greenishiara9940 2 жыл бұрын

Iberian/lusitanian too ❤️

@-IE_it_yourself 2 жыл бұрын

yes!

@jekabsvanags726 2 жыл бұрын

As a Latvian who's deeply into Baltic myths I'm happily surprised by this rendition. In some places it is a bit of a mash between Lithuanian and Latvian beliefs (Māra is only mentioned in Latvia, Giltine is only mentioned in Lithuania. They might be related though) it's a great look into the wast craziness that is the baltic myth. Thank you!

@va6632 2 жыл бұрын

Mara=Žemyna in Lithuanian beliefs

@jekabsvanags726 2 жыл бұрын

@@va6632 not necessarily. Sure they might share some similarities, however Māra is unique with her aspects as a cow goddess (some folk tales depicting her with cow legs), goddess of mills or goddess of healing. If we are looking for an equivalent to Žemyna for Latvians it would have to be Zemes māte (mother of the earth), which is connected to Māra only in Dievturi theology, not in any historic source. Though it is an interesting fact that another name for Giltine in lithuanian myths is Maras. Just something to think about considering that Māra is depicted as leading parents of an orphan away (to die) 😉.

@kinok5927 2 жыл бұрын

Any neo pagan movements?

@jekabsvanags726 2 жыл бұрын

@@kinok5927 In Latvia there's the Dievturi (which translates as those who hold Dievs), however, their theology is influenced a lot by Christianity (even though they will deny it). For example, they hold that Dievs, Māra, and Laima is an expression of a greater God of Gods. From my personal research into the mythology, Baltic paganism was nothing like that. In Lithuania there's Romuva who, in my opinion, more closely hold the old beliefs alive.

@jekabsvanags726 2 жыл бұрын

@UCRIJl45S_V7FKPEi0P3Y6NA I do not know so much about Lithuanian myths, this is very insightful. However, I would still hold that Māra is closer to a goddess of death than goddess of earth (even though these two often mix and match).

@endergamer7483 2 жыл бұрын

I always find the commonality of “monster or evil being that terrorizes naughty kids” in mythology absolutely hilarious, like since the dawn of time parents have just been like: “you better do your work or *insert monster* will get you!”

@VakaraPasacina 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite Latvian mythological deity is the Vadātāja. She's basically either an old woman dressed in white, or a faceless woman carrying a torch or a light, or just a feeling, and her goal is to make people get lost in the woods.

@baltakaza Жыл бұрын

Vadātāja is the Goddess of taxi drivers.

@agriskaminskis9352 Жыл бұрын

Vadātāja is the LGBT, it's the archetype of 'false guidance by a person of authority' at work. The torch she carries could be interpreted as false wisdom or false goodness, and its false because the intent is not shown as her face is covered. And people under her spell get lost - arrive at place of dubious benefit.

@kraanz 9 ай бұрын

@@baltakaza lol, labs =D

@iberia777 6 ай бұрын

tas esmu es, ja runa iet par babītes mežu

@mateuszjokiel2813 2 жыл бұрын

As a Slav, so as close to Baltic as one can get without actually being Baltic (we have such a fascinating shared history, pity it's also so violent), thank you so much for this. The Baltic people deserve recognition.

@mishinegluposti1466 2 жыл бұрын

As a fellow Slav, I'm fascinated by the similarities in our languages/culture and their Baltic counterparts. I'd love to see a future video on Slavic mythology, it's rarely talked about but it's very interesting!

@audhumbla6927 2 жыл бұрын

All the nordics and finland are very connected to. I recommend you guys the channel Norse magic and belief. Watch the videos about baltic and slavic and so on. bless

@sokol7215 2 жыл бұрын

They all emerged from the Nordic mythology guys....

@kamiljankos3585 2 жыл бұрын

@@sokol7215 proof?

@blackhole3407 2 жыл бұрын

Which country you're from?

@FloodCsgo 2 жыл бұрын

In the same vein as this I'd love to see a video on Finnish/Karelian mythology i.e. Kalevala. Which you might know provided Tolkien with significant inspiration for the LOTR universe.

@Lilybun 2 жыл бұрын

Estonia has links to kaleva and kalevala too, definitely worth exploring for this series

@cgc6998 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Estonian and I agree. Here we mostly used to worship Finnic gods instead of Baltic

@tonttu7979 2 жыл бұрын

YES! As a finn i have to say though that Kalevala touches mostly on karelian and eastern finnic mythos, written by a christian (Elias Lönnrot) Finnic paganism has a lot more to offer, for example the duality of basically everything (for example left handed women born in winter would be tought to be closer to the spirits than right handed men born in summer), tonttu's, the forest folk, practises like knocking on a tree before cutting it down to let the spirit get away, metsänpeitto and etiäinen. Not to mention the rich and wonderful shamanistic religion of the Sámi people further up north

@Gaigentoby 2 жыл бұрын

From Latvia here and happy to see someone talking about the vast Baltic mythology. We have some deities that are similar, but there are also differences. In Latvian, the three main deities that are sometimes depicted together are Dievs, Laima, and Māra. Our mythology is very rich and beautiful

@chris-2496 7 ай бұрын

It was the Dievturi in 20th century who in their reconatruction of the old pagan religion made Dievs, Māra and Laima in the supreme trinity - probably to make it more structured, simple to understand and more like christianity.

@mykolastamulionis3998 2 жыл бұрын

As a Lithuanian, I knew a lot of these myths, but never really thought about them. I'm quite interested in the Nordic myths and Greek myths, but this gives me a lot to think about. The similarity is uncanny. I'm inspired to find out more about Baltic mythology now. Really interested to find out more about the thought processes of our ancestors - how are there so many similarities in ancient beliefs across Europe at least. Maybe there has been more connection than previously believed or they come more from the primeval ooze, thus the similarities and small differences would be a natural process of evolution of thought and culture. Anyway - amazing video, subscribed and rang the bell.

@Jcurlsalot1 2 жыл бұрын

The book Of gods and Men by Algirdas Greimas is specifically about lithuanian mythology, and also you still have the Paganism Romūva which is very alive in your country. My husband is from Kuršėnai so when I met him I immersed myself in all of your history which is why i know. Although, I think if you can get your hands on the lithuanian version of that book, it would be better than the English translation that I've had to read

@jackholloway1 Жыл бұрын

I'd recommend recommend channel Survive the Jive for explaining the similarities between different branches of European paganism and how they stem from the same source

@sk-sm9sh 6 ай бұрын

It is believed that many europeans share single language - proto-indo-european and it is possible that this language had contained some sources and myths for the further development of religion that took place.

@Ofel1ja 2 жыл бұрын

Omgs! The feelings I've got when I saw one of my fave youtube channels posting video covering subject about my homeland! Thank you! Greetings from Lithuania! 🇱🇹

@NaRhala 2 жыл бұрын

išties :)

@maria-vz1ls 2 жыл бұрын

lithuania is so cool

@katrinberg8234 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I’m Latvian and seeing you cover the topic of our gods pleasantly surprised me. I think you would find it interesting that most of our pagan traditions never dissolved when christianity came. We are taught in our families and in school about what the old pagan symbols mean and how to celebrate the pagan holidays. The summer solstice is equivalently important as Christmas here in Latvia- people worship the gods, light fires, dress in folk outfits, make flower crowns and sing folk songs until sunrise. And it is important to note that even Christmas isn’t considered a very christian holiday (besides for really devoted christians, which there isn’t many here), we take part in pagan traditions like “ iet ķekatās” which doesn’t have a translation but is basically dressing up as different mythical characters and going door to door while pulling a log with you to symbolise the return of sun and light after the dark period of winter. And easter isn’t celebrated in a christian way either. Some people even go to church in the morning on easter but after that they go to a pagan celebration of easter where people, again, wear folk outfits, sing and dance and take part in pagan traditions such as egg rolling competitions and making prophesies for the future. I guess christianity never really broke our people down as much as you’d think, because the spirit of our pagan gods still lives on in the people hundreds of years after the crusades. A great film about our pagan past is ”The Pagan King”. The ring that is depicted in the film as the “ring that united baltic people” is still worn by many and is the most popular ring here, some people have it as their wedding ring or even pass it down for generations as a symbol of where they came from. So I guess we really are the last pagans to be conformed to christianity because most of us never accepted the christian god and never will.

@latgalitis8305 2 жыл бұрын

Lol nah, as a latgallian we have Been Christian even before the crusades, and we have accepted the true god

@latgalitis8305 2 жыл бұрын

Lol nah, as a latgallian we have Been Christian even before the crusades, and we have accepted the true god

@latgalitis8305 2 жыл бұрын

@Faroe My Internet is acting up, so it didn't send the messages. Christianity promotes nature, and it isn't a desert God, its the true God, and Christianity is for all peoples. Also, my ancestors have always been Christian.

@esotericulmanist8331 2 жыл бұрын

@@latgalitis8305 lol

@melluzi 2 жыл бұрын

@@latgalitis8305 Do not underestimate that desert. Christianity is by far not the only religion invented there. Judaism, Islam just to mention most recent ones. It seems that's a national kind of sports to invent various religions for those desert people. And then, look at the paintings and sculptures in Christian church and think twice how they're supposed to look like knowing what region they are coming from. Nope, that's not those guys from the New Testament.

@iheardthunder Жыл бұрын

This is a Lithuanian and Latvian video. In Estonia people did not really have a pantheon of gods, we believed forest spirits and creatures. The one exception being Uku/Ukko the skyfather. Also in the western isles they believed in Taara/Taarapita who is regarded as the interpretation of Thor.

@dasarath5779 Жыл бұрын

there were tons of gods, as evidenced by the much better preserved finnish mythology. the names of the gods are just forgotten. also, we dont have enough info on taara to say anything on him, but we know they werent exclusive to the isles

@kraanz 9 ай бұрын

It's not Latvian and Lithuanian. This purely about Lithuanian gods.

@ellexmera 2 жыл бұрын

I was pleasantly surprised to see a lot of this content. But, if I could politely assert- Baltic beliefs are similar to one another, but different enough to be significant across the region. Samogitia, Prussia, Lietuva, Latvia, and to a partial extent Estonia, all have distinctive mythologies and pantheons of their own. I'd also like to share that Lithuanian is considered to be the closest currently spoken language to the parent language of all indo-european languages; it's a very fascinating linguistic rabbit hole to go down! Some more facts about Lithuanian beliefs: Dievas isn't only an old man, he does have several forms and and his title changes dependent on said form, as a warrior and a king is Andajus, for example. Mara is not a part of the pantheon; her counterpart, notably in revivalist Romuva as mentioned in the video, is Zemyna. Velinas was also not viewed as evil, until the Chrisitianzation and subsequent appropriation of existing beliefs; it was more like Hades in Greek mythology: his job is to keep an eye on things but he's not actively out to get you by any means. Would very much enjoy a followup video with more looks into the different variations of regional mythology! Thank you for making and sharing about our history!

@dimithetree Жыл бұрын

I think Lithuanian is considered *closest to* the parent language of Indo-European languages, not *the* parent language.

@vikinggamer7727 11 ай бұрын

I wonder is there ever a book or anything telling the whole story of these mythologies or are they just descriptions of deities

@Davidsavage8008 7 ай бұрын

Ok well said yet each nation has a blasphemous fallen angel for most nations . that god is like the next blasphemous fallen one claiming they created the heaven and earth. Thanks to Jesus and John 14 : 28. And his SACRAFICES to wake us all up and thanks to the Lord's prayer . respect that we became the host of the fallen ones ghost for the love of our creator loves what IT created. Love us enough to format our DNA with nature to over come the seed of genesis 6:4 give thanks in Jesus name and keep him in your ❤

@ellexmera 7 ай бұрын

@@dimithetree you are correct! I did not phrase it well. Thank you for the correction

@themessengerEripiat 2 жыл бұрын

Editing is evolving so fast, good job with this one! Really enjoyable!

@JG_Enigma 2 жыл бұрын

I like this mythology. It's undoubtably Indo-European, but it also feels unique in ways such as humanity coming into being by accident.

@yajna3987 2 жыл бұрын

very indo-european

@malavoy1 2 жыл бұрын

Not surprising. The speakers of the original Indo-European language(s) were steppes nomads living from the Ukraine all the way to Korea. Each of the groups were confederations of multiple tribes, with multiple ethnicities, with the controlling tribe being the source of the language. So it makes sense that as each drifted away from the other groups over time, each group's mythology would also drift and acquire variations on the original myths with some coming from the non-Indo-European members of the different confederations.

@nadirjofas3140 2 жыл бұрын

@@malavoy1 What groups lived in korea.

@malavoy1 2 жыл бұрын

@@nadirjofas3140 Koreans. I didn't mean that the steppes nomads were in Korea, just up to the border, where ever that may have been at the time. The Chinese mention two nomad groups on their border at the time, the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi. The Yuezhi were later driven off by the Xiongnu and formed the Kushan empire extending from modern day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwest India. They spoke an Indo-European language. The Xiongnu haven't been conclusively identified with any later groups, but scholars speculate they were related to the later Mongols.

@nadirjofas3140 2 жыл бұрын

@@malavoy1 That's far from Korea.

@zoekovacs2495 2 жыл бұрын

I think the different mythologies of the Uralic peoples (Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Sámi etc.) could be interesting to look into :)

@cloudlyricist 2 жыл бұрын

im russian but lived in latvia for some time and realized i never got into baltic mythology much. its interesting to see the small intricacies between baltic and slavic mythologies, and how language showcases their possible origins. per example perkunas resembles the prime slavic god perun, who despite being of different importance is also linked to thunder and storms. and the baubai creatures are definitely an analogue of the slavic babaika

@andrewhayes1856 2 жыл бұрын

As an Irish person, it'd be really cool if you made a video on old Irish Celtic mythology at some point. It's really diverse and is full of interesting tales.

@dejavulinx3295 2 жыл бұрын

For sure

@abaddon2148 2 жыл бұрын

i hope a celtic mythology video will focus on other celtic cultures like cornish and scottish myths bc they're even more obscure and frankly underrepresented

@user-qb6hs3vf7y 2 жыл бұрын

This should definitively be a series. Old Slavic folktales are an interesting topic

@Kosovar_Chicken 2 жыл бұрын

Balts aren’t Slavic man

@Caerulis 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kosovar_Chicken Perhaps he is suggesting Old Slavic folktales?..

@Kosovar_Chicken 2 жыл бұрын

@@Caerulis he said “This (about Baltic paganism) should definitely be a series. Old Slavic folktales are an interesting topic” that implies he thinks Baltic people r Slavic

@Caerulis 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kosovar_Chicken "this" refers to the video's second title "Obscure Mythology" thus implying that he wants more videos on obscure mythology, like a series. Other people in the comments are wishing for this as well and are giving suggestions ;)

@Gameworks1407 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kosovar_Chicken Baltic and Slavic mythology are intertwined and at one point they were a same people

@palomaroggeri8680 2 жыл бұрын

As a brazilian I would love to see someone talk about our folclore! Even though its not really a religion (as it is more just a combination of legends and creatures), it is really interesting and the only people I’ve seen talking about it that aren’t from brazil, are somewhat misinformed and have a more children’s storybook feel to them, that makes the legends more innocent then they seem and aren’t really good educational sources. It would be really nice to see someone like you talk about it, with actual research and care put into it, making it interesting and atmospherical.

@swaminathansubramanian5878 Жыл бұрын

We didn't require a religion before the two Abrahamic ones went viral. Only after their advent and conquest that all the remaining faiths had to organize themselves into the so called brackets or categories of religion.

@kaljakad 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. I'd like to point out (as an Estonian) that our baltic pagan deities, creatures and beliefs aren’t the same for all of the countries. Estonian language and mythology is closer to the Finnish while Latvian and Lithuanian languages and mythologies are closer to each other and all of our mythologies have their own distinct characteristics. I think it would be interesting to learn about native North-American mythology and Northern Asian mythologies (Siberia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan etc).

@eksiarvamus Жыл бұрын

Estonians aren't even Baltic people and had nothing to do with Baltic paganism.

@karinkent4681 8 ай бұрын

Would love to learn more of my Estonian heritage’s mythology and mysticism if you would @kkaljakad

@Spineless-Lobster 2 жыл бұрын

One thing I noticed with the sun and moon archetypes is that the sun is portrayed as feminine and the moon as masculine. It’s very uncommon to see it portrayed like that, usually the sun is masculine and the moon feminine. I would really love to know why they chose it to be like that. Also, I would love to see Australian Aboriginal mythology explored!

@virginijapetrosiute7082 2 жыл бұрын

Baltic paganism was closely related with matriarhy, and the Sun was portraid mostly as a blond beautiful girl working in the fields, or just ordinary working woman. Yes, it is quite interesting, how different it is from the other cultures.

@chainsaw6306 2 жыл бұрын

In our khasi mythology , the sun is feminine and the moon is masculine. Didn't know that it's kinda rare .

@virginijapetrosiute7082 2 жыл бұрын

@@chainsaw6306 me too 🤷🏼‍♀️😊

@nothingtosay21 2 жыл бұрын

I guess that's also reflected in the words for "sun" and "moon", or maybe the words' gender is reflected in the pantheon. In Greek and the Romance languages "sun" is masculine and "moon" is feminine, but in German and the Baltic languages the opposite is true.

@kamilem.6947 2 жыл бұрын

In Lithuanian language Sun is a feminine word while Moon is a masculine one, so this could be the reason why

@edanarator7716 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe a video about Indo-European mythology in general? Like how a lot of these different mythologies are connected

@tlow6974 2 жыл бұрын

yeah some stories and dieties are really similar in the baltic, nordic and german or alpine region

@mateuszjokiel2813 2 жыл бұрын

So much of what we have from Germanic, Baltic, Slavic and other pagan/"barbarian" cultures is really inter-connected. It would be fascinating to see someone go into how they evolved from a presumed ancient collective!

@jackholloway1 Жыл бұрын

@@mateuszjokiel2813 watch the Survive the Jive channel if you haven't already

@aurelijav 2 жыл бұрын

As a lithuanian I was very happy to see you talk about Baltic Paganism ! I think these new series will definitely get the recognition it deserves!

@neviensneviens8438 2 жыл бұрын

I'm literally sitting in Latvia in a log cabin with forests all around me and drinking kvass (would love to have some potatoes too :D) and yes, I still pay my respects to our gods and keep the old traditions of my ancestors alive. I feel personally attacked, but I love it! The begging made me laugh so hard that I spilled my kvass. Thank you for this

@marisbuss9989 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you from Latvia. :) Although you mainly focused on Lithuanian deities there are lots of similarities. Also I got to learn something new about our neighbours.

@joemichigan4945 2 жыл бұрын

"As a punishment Menuo is cut up into pieces" That certainly is one way to punish an unfaithful husband

@ding1466 2 жыл бұрын

Got the Bobbitt treatment lol.

@sydneyking3391 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@thelordnaevis4946 2 жыл бұрын

The fac that Menuo had no one to be unfaithful with so he chose their daughter😭

@aisforapple2494 5 ай бұрын

My stepfather is Lithuanian and I can't wait to show this to him. Thanks for the great work!

@egiltroubadour826 2 жыл бұрын

A correction?: Most of this mythology isn't in Estonia, we have stronger ties to Finnish mythology with stories more about Giants, spirits and weird.. creatures. We have the largest collection of folklore in the world, yet no real deities, besides few mentions and speculations. Otherwise, fun stuff!

@antonmumu9227 2 жыл бұрын

Estonians aren't baltic ethnically, they are Finno-ugric. They are baltic regionally.

@artursbondars7789 Жыл бұрын

Isn't Latvian collection the largest one?

@eksiarvamus Жыл бұрын

@@antonmumu9227 "Baltic regionally" doesn't really have much meaning either.

@Zoiberg-nm5tr 2 жыл бұрын

Being from Lithuania, I really like how people from other countries struggle with our words :D and this video couldint came at the better time, when I started do more research on my countries mythology for my LARP character :D

@CatoYT116 2 жыл бұрын

same with latvian just makes you feel unique and cool in a way

@mateuszjokiel2813 2 жыл бұрын

The whole Balto-Slavic superfamily of languages is super interesting, but you Baltics deserve so much more recognition than you're getting. Peace, brother!

@celestee2264 2 жыл бұрын

Dude I'm just studying about Lithuanian history and culture right now, so the timing of this video couldn't have been better. Regards to you from Latin America, and have fun with your character!

@onsight1318 2 жыл бұрын

They actually sound very Sanskrit-ish, all these names could easily pass as name of a Hindu deivta

@miglek9613 2 жыл бұрын

@@onsight1318 don't forget that the names were absolutely butchered (which is normal for non native speakers) in the video, it's largely the butchering that makes it sound like that

@erikprank4611 2 жыл бұрын

You mentioned at the beginning that Estonia also is part of the Baltic countries, but you did not mention that the Estonian language (and consequently also mythology) is not Baltic. Lithuanian and Latvian are the Baltic languages, Estonian belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family (not Indo-European).

@dominykad.230 2 жыл бұрын

+ image used for humans when describing the myth of creation was an image of Setos, a Finnougric tribe. Nevertheless, an impressive and aesthetic video.

@erkim7547 2 жыл бұрын

We have people called the Seto still in Estonia. Actually it is a bit sad that everything here in this video sounded foreign to me as an Estonian. I guess we have different paganism roots here. Such as Taara and the old devil. Our santa* used to be a goat-man who came to beat up(chase after) the children. Something like that.

@Qornv 2 жыл бұрын

How is that relevant to the video ? Baltic region is not the same as Baltic languages.

@erikprank4611 2 жыл бұрын

@@Qornv If this video were about the mythology and paganism of the Baltic region, then it should also say something about Estonian mythology. But there was nothing about Estonian mythology here, only Lithuanian and Latvian. Myths and religion are often more similar among peoples who speak a similar language, rather than geographical neighbors.

@eksiarvamus Жыл бұрын

@@Qornv Baltic paganism did not exist in Estonia, we had completely different pagan belief systems...

@globglogabgalab355 Жыл бұрын

As an estonian i am extremely happy for this video

@konnosx1213 2 жыл бұрын

baltics became my new favourite ancient/medieval civ for the next week

@onsight1318 2 жыл бұрын

As an Hindu all i can say is these names and archetypes sound astoundingly familiar like any Hindu God, and the concept of 'Dievas' is extremely similar to that of 'Brahma' from the idea of him being a formless concept personified by a old man to his role in creation and being the ultimate reality. 'Aitvaras' as you explained sounds a lot like 'Avatar' which literally means taking 'a different form'. Its really crazy how 2 different parts of world were basically one in spirit and culture, a long ago.

@InTheRhettRow Жыл бұрын

Indo European

@Polavianus Жыл бұрын

It's Indo European all over again

@SquidAssassin421 Жыл бұрын

Another interesting fact is that lithuanian and latvian languages are the only languages spoken in EU wich originate from sanskrit plus they are one of the oldest languages in the world and yes Atvaras is a spirit wich can bring you luck or misfortune also speaking from my personal perspective i am happy that we maniged to save a lot of our old belief traditions and integrate them in to the christian way of life and i personaly still feel connected to our old gods it makes me sad that my nation is now forced to be in a religion wich was brought to us by sword….

@InTheRhettRow Жыл бұрын

@@SquidAssassin421 They dont originate from Sanskrit. They just share a common source - Proto-Indo-European. Like how humans and chimps share a common ancestor as opposed to humans being descended from chimps.

@a.v.j5664 Жыл бұрын

@@SquidAssassin421 Stop spreading pseudo-historical/linguistic nonsense. Are the baltic languages similar to sanskrit? Yes. Both languages retain many proto-indo-european archaisisms, but lithuanian (or baltic languages in general) are NOT descended from Sanskrit.

@firesoullv 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect you to cover the Baltic mythology, but I gotta say - I'm very glad you did it so well! Greetings from Latvia! 🇱🇻

@juriskrumgolds5810 2 жыл бұрын

As a Latvian I just sent a link to this video to a bunch of my friends, they will appreciate this. Also would like if you talked more about the various Mother deities. Meža Māte - Mother of Forests, Vēja Māte - Mother of Winds, Zemes Māte - Mother of Earth and etcetera.

@Spacenut208 Жыл бұрын

In my opinion, Baltic paganism seems very similar to Norsey mythology, which makes sense since Lithuania is close to Scandinavia and could've been influenced by the Vikings. For example, perkunas resembles Thor, both being powerful gods who control the weather and ride a chariot pulled by two goats, velinas being Loki as they both cause mischief and are able to transform into different things, while deivas resembles odin as they both were the first gods, helped create the earth, made the first people and are able to disguise as an old traveler

@kraanz 9 ай бұрын

Scandinavians and proto-Latvians raided each other incessantly, so no wonder some things overlap.

@ryanchon8702 2 жыл бұрын

similarities to Finnic mythology/vocabulary: -Perkūnas ~ Perkele (a god that became a curse/a devil after the introduction of Christianity) -Dievas ~ taivas/taevas 'sky' -the morning star (aušrinė) could be related to Finnish aurinko 'sun'

@frumtheground 2 жыл бұрын

Comparative mythology. Finnish mythology shares a lot with Slavic mythologies because of the way people migrated to the Ural mountains but they definitely have some stark differences, too. I really hope he talks about the Kalevala at some point.

@Kainlarsen 2 жыл бұрын

So that's what "perkele" is supposed to mean? :D Most Finns don't seem to know, they just say it for everything, like we English say the word "fuck" as a catch-all.

@frumtheground 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kainlarsen it probably doesn't translate directly and I could be wrong but from what I understand it's kinda like when we say "damn it" or "God damn it"?

@Flarezap 2 жыл бұрын

Morning star sounds closer to the PIE word for dawn which gave us such goddesses as Eoster, for example. Just a guess though

@1leon000 2 жыл бұрын

so perkele was NOT an expletive once?

@hasanok4172 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see any content related to Tengrism or Turkish Mythology. They never teach us any of that sadly

@tlow6974 2 жыл бұрын

ah yes please! I mean everyone knows the "eye" but no one really knows more about all that stuff outside of turkey or in general

@conormccann2850 2 жыл бұрын

Tengrii/Turkic mythology would be awesome

@sekur5548 2 жыл бұрын

@@tlow6974 It's interesting how we have the "eye" here in Greece too. We call it "μάτι" -which exactly means "eye" in greek. People here use it as a superstitious folklore symbol, let's say, to ward off evil intent and bad luck. I have never heard where it comes from though -looks like nobody knows. So I have no idea if the Turks got it from us, or the other way around. It will be extremely interesting to learn more about it!

@thoththeegyptian4445 2 жыл бұрын

They never teach you any of that because it is an Asian thing. Not Anatolian/Mediterranean.

@DeadWhiteButterflies 2 жыл бұрын

100% this.

@ludovicodemolina 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a new video on Turkic Paganism, or Tengrism. It's been very difficult to gather enough information to really feel like I've learned anything beyond the basic. I'd love to make it happen!

@jogo8934 2 жыл бұрын

One mythology it’s really underrated is the Chinese traditional mythology. It’s a quiet obscure one, but as a Chinese my self I’ve never seen any people talked about this very unique mythology where people are less afraid of the gods, and see them as more casual beings , I generally believe it will make a great video.

@xenomorphultra244 2 жыл бұрын

FYI: Raganos is plural, Ragana is singular but well done for trying Lithuanian is a hard hard language

@chlanchalashas 2 жыл бұрын

And it should Laumė/s instead

@dovydasgedvilas9165 2 жыл бұрын

@@chlanchalashas the names were a mix from Latvian and Lithuanian, makes sense why he said Laima and not laumė.

@chlanchalashas 2 жыл бұрын

@@dovydasgedvilas9165 Laima and Laumė are not the same. Laima is a goddess and Laumė is mythical creature

@LinasVepstas 2 жыл бұрын

@@dovydasgedvilas9165 So Laumė is a woodland farie en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauma while Laima is the goddess of good luck. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laima

@PetraKujundzic 2 жыл бұрын

As a Slavic lady interested in mythology in general, I've been looking for some reliable sources about our mythology and there is basically none available since we had spoken heritage mainly. It was expected that our stories will be passed on to next generation verbally. After all, Slava means 'a word' or 'ear' or 'to hear' among other things insinuating that Slavs were just a bunch of people who understood each other. That's why our word for Germans (Njemci) means 'a mute' (nijem=njemac, a person we can't communicate with). We moved so far west (obviously other direction too) we eventually got to a place where people spoke other languages and we couldn't understand them. So we didn't write our shit down and we stopped understanding eachother with centuries passing so I need a Slavic edition of this. Thanks and if you read all of this go have a beer, you earned it.

@SeriousGuy 2 жыл бұрын

I have no idea about mythologies except I am really into them. Post about any one and I'd happily watch it till the end. Thanks!

@leminjapan 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the obscure topics you discuss on this channel. There's so many fascinating things out there I'd never heard of till your videos. Your narration is really engaging, but also quite soothing when using these videos as a sleep aid . Cheers

@svalis1068 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Latvia, even though this video was more focused on the Lithuanian ancestral religion. We are also trying to revive our traditional beliefs and I have friends who are active in the Dievturība movement (Latvian version of Romuva). Interesting video, cheers mate.

@artfulmortician5654 2 жыл бұрын

I, for one, would love to see a bit more First Nation/Inuit Mythology..their culture is so.. pragmatic..I think it definitely deserves a closer examination.

@alfredgreat1545 2 жыл бұрын

@sekur5548 2 жыл бұрын

6:25 What's really interesting is how this description of Velinas actually resembles more the description given for Odin, in the Norse mythology. First, there is the "one-eyed" similarity, and also in the norse Poetic Eddas it is written that one of the many nicknames of Odin is "the trickster god", because he many times tricks and manipulates people, in order to achieve his goals (without that meaning that he is portrayed as an evil god -he doesn't. Quite the contrary, he is often portrayed as a kind, forgiving god, and also one that rewards good actions and people). Also, the whole lore of Odin is placed around him learning of the seer's prophecy, and Velinas is also a prophet-god (quite different as an attribute, but you can see some connection between them). Now, it isn't written that he is responsible for all the world's woes😂, and neither is he a god of the underworld, nor does he hide from any other god chasing him😂, but these similarities are fascinating. It almost looks like as if Velinas is a compilation of both Odin and Loki, in some way.

@jorenbosmans8065 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that. How was the Baltic relation with Scandinavian and Germanic people? It might be that it was a bad relationship, so they took the image of Odin and made it into a bad god. Kind of how the image and name of evil became linked with religions of the middle east in Christianity.

@tntcerveris 2 жыл бұрын

@@jorenbosmans8065 Baltics are the closest territory for viking raids. There also findings of nordic trade and settlements so when you mix up a not so stellar relationship, poor understanding of each other language and some telephone style tale telling frome one tribe to another and you get some weird cross cultural mash ups.

@alexfirefly1956 2 жыл бұрын

@@jorenbosmans8065 My tip would rather be that all of those mythologies have the same origin, rather then ancient Baltic people being petty and making one of the main gods of another religion an evil one. After all, Perkunas seems to be a very big deal and a good god, even though he is very similar to Thor and Tyr

@toomanyblocks8448 Жыл бұрын

At least in Lithuanian mythology it's Velnias that Perkūnas chases. His name is also the word for devil. Not really an actual god and not related to Odin.

@sk-sm9sh 6 ай бұрын

@@jorenbosmans8065 not everyone thinks that Velias is bad character. A mischievous maybe is a better word. Also when Christianity merged with Baltic paganism during last millennia Velnias was merged with Devil thus blurring original concepts.

@TT-kz5wg 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, hochelaga. I'm from baltics myself and find your pronunciation quite nice. Thank you for including baltic myths, they are usually overlooked due to norse myths.

@Thoggnee 2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to more of these obscure mythology videos

@riftenratt 2 жыл бұрын

As a Skyrim fan, seeing Mara represented in actual mythology is amazing. I would love to see you research Thelema and Aleister Crowley's work. Huge fan from South Africa, thank you endlessly for the informative content.

@Syndicate_01 2 жыл бұрын

Huge Skyrim fan too, and 1/4 Lithuanian but I'd never known about Mara (or any of this stuff really) before this video.

@Fankas2000 2 жыл бұрын

One of The Companions guild member in Skyrim is named after the Lithuanian word for wolf "Vilkas".

@riftenratt 2 жыл бұрын

@@Fankas2000 sexy

@rjn1749 2 жыл бұрын

Teliavelis is like Zenithar of TES.

@MinecraftBuildStuff 2 жыл бұрын

This was a really wepp made video, interesting to finally see someone talking about our mythology, I do want to mention though that Latvian and Lithuanian mythologies do differ quite a bit, in names of gods and spirits, as well as in how they were described, as an example Velns (Velnias in Lithuanian) was often depicted as a fool, tricked by simple men in the Latvian mythology, besides that there's a lot there to be discovered further, like how dragons were depicted, as an example

@feller6766 2 жыл бұрын

IMO this NordVPN seems the most obscure mythology

@eloisinglaimilian1878 2 жыл бұрын

It'd be really cool if you talked about the Bön religion of Tibet and the influence it has had on Tibetan Buddhism and vice versa. Great video by the way!

@charadreemurr9191 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear you talk more about Slavic or some other less known mythology!

@Shagamaw-100 Жыл бұрын

Finnish Mythology deserves more attention.

@veethorn 3 ай бұрын

i'm lithuanian and i absolutely love this.

@themessengerEripiat 2 жыл бұрын

Slavic Foklore and Mythology is an interesting topic!

@nojnavick 2 жыл бұрын

Are you saying this is slavic or suggesting the topic

@themessengerEripiat 2 жыл бұрын

Suggestion for a new topic :)

@oniononion69 2 жыл бұрын

I dont know if its necessarily obscure, but I've always found irish mythology to be particularly interesting, and I think a video on it would be really cool

@frumtheground 2 жыл бұрын

It's pretty popular, but more for the romantic depictions of faeries and stuff, not so much the actual pre-christian mythology so I hope he eventually covers the different cycles and maybe eventually Welsh mythology, too. They can all look really similar at first glance but where they differ is really fun to discuss imo.

@monk0tron 2 жыл бұрын

Being born Lithuanian and having lived my life in the UK as a Christian, I have a large disconnect with my culture and a video like yours makes me feel closer to my roots, thanks for this :)

@balticbvll2987 Жыл бұрын

ewwww this bro is baltic and hes left the ancestral lands, boo him

@AdamBTuuri 2 жыл бұрын

Love your channel, but as An Estonian I noticed that none of the Estonian gods and myths are included in this video even though Estonia was grouped in with the Baltic-Slavic counties. The Estonian word for god is jumal not Dievas. It was cool to see the Finnish god of thunder Ukku, but was also a little disappointed that the Estonian thunder god Uku wasn’t included. I hope that you one day do a video on the Kalevipoeg Estonia’s Epic and possibly something on the Setu.

@HawdeeTech 2 жыл бұрын

This was more of a lithuanian video/story than baltic, me being lithuanian, can confirm all names, locations and the story is something I grew up with and are lithuanian. Hopefully he/she will make another video which will cover all three baltic states 🙂

@xp8969 Жыл бұрын

The Latvians in the comments seem to agree

@Scheiseposter Жыл бұрын

Estonians are finno-ugric, not balto-svalic

@selenajarv8763 2 жыл бұрын

Hello to my fellow baltics Im from Estonia

@monkemum6400 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love a video on Slavic paganism

@dasarath5779 Жыл бұрын

an obscure mythology on finnic mythology might be interesting

@JCosta-qf7lz 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are great! Small suggestion: - Pre-Christian mythologies in Iberian Peninsula (some people say they are related with Celtic mythologies)

@TheKingofShows 2 жыл бұрын

You should study the Inuit/Eskimo religions. Youll be blown away

@conormccann2850 2 жыл бұрын

I second Inuit religions or any circumpolar people, for that matter

@alvinpaul8189 2 жыл бұрын

Baltic Paganism sounds like the greatest religious crossover of all time.

@vjaceslavsavsjaniks6431 2 жыл бұрын

History of Christianity here is meme by itself. Long story short they got baptized, sold or surrendered some land to church and... went to villages to perform old rituals. Rince and repeat. So Ligo (Summer solstice) is national holiday to this day. to the point where if a child is born this day he is named Janis or Jana like 90% of the time.

@evertvideo 2 жыл бұрын

@@vjaceslavsavsjaniks6431 and Jaan in Estonia (male name)

@Lee-jh6cr Ай бұрын

And Midsummer's St. John of the Bible, and Janus of Rome. Tanist kings. The hinge in the Wheel of the Year, looking back and forward. Oak - duir, the tree of June, the oak door turning on it's hinge, closing the past and opening the future. Oak and Holly tanist kings.

@Crimson19977 Жыл бұрын

As a Latvian, this video seemed to be more centered on Lithuanian mythology and deities rather than Latvian... great video either way.

@artursbondars7789 Жыл бұрын

Good intro to Baltic mythology. But anyone who'll watch it should note, that it is more Lithuania centric. There is differences between Prussian, Lithuanian and Latvian groups. Livonian and Estonian also differs. Also there is Dievturi and Druwis and other movements, wich follows old ways. In Latvia it's heavily intertwined with folk traditions and folk movements, so there is no big need to create separate religion. Also to create religions and religious dogmas, and doctrines - it goes against Baltic worldview. Also this is the main reason, why there are such variety in beliefs and why there is no central organisation or dogmas to represent old Baltic beliefs.

@Nisa_002 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful introduction! Well, for myself, I have always thought Turkic mythology before Islam is always underestimated. Like Altaic Turkic mythology or shamanic beliefs of central Asia.

@conormccann2850 2 жыл бұрын

Turkic all the way

@amatpersona8776 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for shedding light on my peoples ancient beliefs! Very little has survived the many armies that have marched through my country. It seems that you have focused more on the Lithuanian side, but everything was more or less similar to my Latvian traditions. Fun fact: Many of the names for the gods and creatures are just translations, for example Perkunas or in Latvian Pērkons is also used to refer to the weather event - thunder.

@selenajarv8763 2 жыл бұрын

Hello neighbor ! Im an Estonian

@FierceLord 3 ай бұрын

Lithuania is a beautiful country; The thing i love most about Lithuania is how much they appreciate nature. nowadays its very hard to get unspoiled nature, But in Lithuania its not. wonderful

@irestone1 2 жыл бұрын

just a note: while geographically baltics are Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, myhologically Estonia is quite different. Lithuania and Latvia are quite simmilar with the now extinct nation of Prussia

@jimmyrustles5772 2 жыл бұрын

At roughly 3:13 the connection between “dievas” and the Greek “theos” is not etymologically correct. The proto indo European root of Dievas, Deus, etc. became “Zeus” in Greek. It’s a common misconception that “theos” and “deus” are related.

@TheUnkow 2 жыл бұрын

They both mean god. So the relation seems correct. Even Zeus seems more like another word for god instead of a personnal name. T easily converts to D and vice versa between cultures all around the world for more than a few words.

@chingizzhylkybayev8575 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong. It corresponds to both Zeus and theos.

@DevoteeofThunor 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheUnkow no and you need to Google the meaning of the word Zeus...it means shining

@Lee-jh6cr Ай бұрын

Zeus - Deus Pater - Jupiter. Dz/j. It's an etymology and linguistics thing.

@atomicpotato8245 2 жыл бұрын

as a lithuanian i'm super grateful that you decided to make this video, it's really well made most lithuanians are quite proud of the syncretism with christianity and a lot of pagan traditions are celebrated on catholic feast days also a note about Raganos, that's the plural of Ragana which simply translates as witch so there are many witches not just one :)

@lobsterinopeperlizia 5 ай бұрын

In italian folklore there's the Babau, whose role is the same one as the baubai! Baltic Paganism really has linguistic connections to various cultures!

@ventusastrea3850 2 жыл бұрын

I am really fascinated by Finno-Ugric beliefs/paganism and I found that Estonian and Finnish paganism as fellow cultural kin also share a lot of religious overlap for being the closest of kin, I guess. Regardless not much is spoken about their religion and it would be very neat to hear more people speak about them. For those interested Antti Palosaari on KZfaq makes cool content about Finnish mythology

@Domciskas 2 жыл бұрын

When I subscribed, I did not expect my traditional beliefs to be covered. You are awesome for doing a video on baltic mythology. Thank you!

@mapledayes 2 жыл бұрын

Obscure mythology! Incredible! If you can maintain this a series I would be forever grateful! I often rewatch your videos in full for inspiration.

@josephwarra5043 2 жыл бұрын

A wonderful and beautiful retelling of the old myths, thank you.

@pattidean4109 2 жыл бұрын

So glad I found your channel. Your narration is mesmerizing. Beautifully done!

@donjuanjones7090 2 жыл бұрын

i would honestly like to see you do a video on how religions/cults used substances and psychedelics during services

@ababycow 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on getting a channel sponsor. Proud of your growth. And how you slid them into the narration was really smooth 🙂

@abraxas2 2 жыл бұрын

You should have more subscribers, your videos are always so well researched and entretaining! Keep it up!

@novellanurney1294 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this overview. I very much enjoyed it and look forward to your future endeavors.

@SapeGames 2 жыл бұрын

Finnish mythology would be AWESOME!

@antoniomacaione203 2 жыл бұрын

As you said in the video you could make an entire video covering the similarities between all pre-Christian religions(as seen for the common theme of thunder gods)

@dbuds3927 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, a video on this topic would be brilliant.

@ding1466 2 жыл бұрын

Monkey brain fears angry sky. Though it is weird most have a specific god for that.

@EternalEdgeLord 2 жыл бұрын

@@ding1466 Angry sky is an interesting way of describing thunder lmao

@evelynarcher5964 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS! I'm often kept up at night wondering what whole cultures are like that I know nothing about. Thank you for the education!!

@ANGELB0T 2 жыл бұрын

It’s quite interesting that the Baltic had a goddess named Mara, whilst here in Scandinavia-very close to the Baltic-Mara is literal nightmare fuel, as in, she causes nightmares (and sleep paralysis) in people by lying, sitting, or riding ones chest when sleeping, pressing down, making it hard to breathe or move. It’s also said that if she can get her hands in your mouth and successfully count your teeth, you immediately die. She’s a beautiful (demon) woman with long black hair, but also a shapeshifter who can become many different animals. It’s also said that impossible twists and tangles in hair and branches are created by her. There’s something about difficult births as well, that if it’s a girl she becomes a mare (like Mara), whilst if it’s a boy he becomes a werewolf, but I cannot remember the full context of the story, unfortunately.

@lourandi 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see videos on either Slavic or Celtic mythology!

@koaalaeeaj403 2 жыл бұрын

I got really exited when i saw "baltic paganism" in the title, hoping to hear something about estonia, but alas. Good video as always, i really like to hear you talk about religion, just a little let down 😅

@petehill7280 2 жыл бұрын

Might come up if he ever does anything on Finnish myth, due to the similarities between the Kalevala and the Kalevipoeg.

@va6632 2 жыл бұрын

Estonia is one of the Baltic States, but they are not ethnic Balts. I think this video focuses on Baltic tribes specifically.

@lenardtoldi5780 2 жыл бұрын

I like to see people making videos about lesser known mythologies, not just popular ones. We need more videos like this one.

@michellegosse5597 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for another video. I have missed your content. I hope all is well.

@hektoria2310 2 жыл бұрын

Such a lovely surprise to see my cultural heritage represented on one of my favourite history YT channels! I'd like to also add that in Latvian mythology we refer to the different nature spirits as 'mothers'. E.g. it could be mother of soil or wind, but also a specific forest, river, type of crop, etc.

@skinnymarauder333 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think you've done it yet but I'd love a video on Estonian Paganism. I've been studying it for a while but there's not much info out there. From what I gather, it's essentially where Norse myth stemmed from.