Medeina
Medeina is the Lithuanian goddess of the forest and animals. Other related deities are the Lithuanian goddess of the forest and animals, Medeina, and the Finnish goddess of the forest, Mielikki.
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When
- First attested
- 1200 CE
- Attested period
- 1200 – 1800
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in 13th-century chronicles and again in 16th century by J. Lasicki; worshiped by King Mindaugas.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mielikki, metsaneitsi, metsapiiga, metsapreili, Metsavana, Metsaaisa, Teliavelis, Žvoruna, Andajus, Nonadievis, Diviriks, Dievas, Sovijus, Žvorūnė, Metsaema, Vir'ava, Perkūnas, Ilmarinen, Meža mate
- syncretized with
- Diana, Artemis (Diana)
- manifests as
- she-wolf
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Other related deities are the Lithuanian goddess of the forest and animals, Medeina, and the Finnish goddess of the forest, Mielikki.”
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“Medeina (Medeinė) is another euphemism of the hunting and forest goddess. Medeina also was mentioned in the 16th century by J. Lasicki. She was worshiped by King Mindaugas and represented military interest of warriors.”
#18533 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Medeina or Medeinė (from Lithuanian: medis – "tree" or medė – "forest"), often treated as synonymous to Žvorūnė or Žvorūna (derived from žvėris – "beast"), is one of the main deities in the Lithuanian mythology, and is similar to Latvian Meža māte (Forest Mother).”
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