Giltinė
Giltinė is a death deity in Lithuanian mythology. The entity is associated with death and the transition to the afterlife.
↻ synthesized from 10 sources
When
- Attested period
- 1600 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Peckols, Peklenc, Veles, Laimė, Dalia, Gegutė, Baubas, Aitvaras, Slogutis, Pinčiukas, Veļu māte, Laima, Mara, Chernobog, Morana, Tuoni, Laumé, Žiburinis, Ragana
- sibling of
- Laima
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Giltinė (Lithuanian mythology)”
#12250 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Lithuanian mythology, Laima (fate, destiny) is often confused with Laimė (good fortune) and Laumė (fairy). Other related deities include Dalia (fate) and Giltinė (The Reaper).”
#12747 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Giltinė was viewed as an old, ugly woman with a long blue nose and a deadly venomous tongue. The legend tells that Giltinė was young, pretty, and communicative until she was trapped in a coffin for seven years.”
#14506 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Giltinė – goddess of death, also The Reaper. Other names include Kaulinyčia, Maras (black death or the Plague), Maro mergos, Kolera, Pavietrė, Kapinių žmogus. Her sacred bird is the owl. Sometimes she was considered to be a sister of Laima”
#18524 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Giltinė – goddess of death, also The Reaper. Other names include Kaulinyčia, Maras (black death or the Plague), Maro mergos, Kolera, Pavietrė, Kapinių žmogus. Her sacred bird is the owl.”
#26510 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001