Gegutė
deity Lithuanian mythology single tradition · 1
Gegutė (cuckoo) was related to Laima. Gegutė was responsible for time and the succession of the seasons. The number of her calls was believed to predict how long a person had left to live.
When
- Attested period
- 1600 – 2020
Relationships
- allied with
- Laima
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Laima was related to Gegutė (cuckoo), which Greimas considered a separate goddess while others see her as an incarnation of Laima. Gegutė was responsible for time and the succession of the seasons.”
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