Mėnuo
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Mėnuo, also known as Mēness, is the Moon in Lithuanian mythology. He was married to Saulė (the Sun). He had an affair with Aušrinė (the morning star or Venus), which led to him being punished by Perkūnas (thunder god).
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- co occurs with
- Žvaigždės, Žemyna, Bangpūtys, Ašvieniai, Auštaras, Deivės Valdytojos, Verpiančioji, Metančioji, Audėja, Gadintoja, Sergėtoja, Nukirpėja, Išskalbėja, Dievas Senelis, Gabija, Praamžius, Vėjopatis, Dievas, Vakarinė, Indraja, Sėlija, Žiezdrė, Vaivora, Perkūnas, Laima, Dalia
- consort of
- Saulė
- child of
- Dievas
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“Saulė and Mėnuo/Mēness (the Moon) were wife and husband. Mėnuo fell in love with Aušrinė (the morning star or Venus). For his infidelity, Perkūnas (thunder god) punished Mėnuo. There are different accounts of the punishment. One version claims that Mėnuo was cut into two pieces, but he did not learn from his mistakes, and thus the punishment is repeated every month”
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“Mėnuo: The Moon, a dievaitis (lit. 'son of Dievas').”
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