Žemyna
deity earth Baltic single tradition · 6
Žemyna is the earth in Lithuanian mythology. She is the daughter of Saulė (the Sun) and Mėnuo (the Moon). The Sun shines during the day, while the Moon visits at night so they can both see their daughter.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Identified with Earth in Lithuanian mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tarnaitis, Žvaigždės, Dievas, Vakarinė, Indraja, Sėlija, Žiezdrė, Vaivora, Bangpūtys, Ašvieniai, Auštaras, Deivės Valdytojos, Verpiančioji, Metančioji, Audėja, Gadintoja, Sergėtoja, Nukirpėja, Išskalbėja, Dievas Senelis, Gabija, Praamžius, Vėjopatis, Tellus, *Dyḗus ph2tḗr, Dagan-zipas, Mat' Syra Zemlya, Erce, Dhé, Earth-goddess, Perkūnas, Laima, Dalia, Bhumi, Gaia, Dyaus, Prithvi, Agni, Demeter, Storm-God
- syncretized with
- Zemele
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Another version claims that Mėnuo and Saulė divorced, but both wanted to see their daughter Žemyna (earth). That is why the Sun shines during the day, while the Moon visits at night.”
#16078 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Sometimes, Saulė is described as the mother of Aušrinė, Vakarinė, and other planets – Indraja (Jupiter), Sėlija (Saturn), Žiezdrė (Mars), Vaivora (Mercury), and even Žemyna (Earth).”
#18136 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Žemyna: Goddess of the deified soil.(Thracian Zemele; from Zamin, Persian and Hindi for 'land').”
#18482 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5