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Meža mate

nature_spirit forest Latvian mythology single tradition · 2

Meža mate is a forest mother spirit from Latvian mythology. Metsaema has strong similarities with the forest mother spirits Vir'ava, from Mordven mythology, and Meža mate, from Latvian mythology.

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Relationships

co occurs with
metsaneitsi, metsapiiga, metsapreili, Metsaaisa, Medeina, Žvorūnė, Vir'ava
syncretized with
Metsaema
cognate of
Metsavana, Mielikki

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Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. Metsaema
  2. Medeina

Source passages

“Metsaema has strong similarities with the forest mother spirits Vir'ava, from Mordven mythology, and Meža mate, from Latvian mythology.”

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