Vėjas
Vėjas, meaning "Wind," is an alternate name or manifestation of Vėjopatis in Lithuanian mythology. He is one of the oldest gods and serves as a gatekeeper of Dausos, the heavenly realm. Vėjas blows bad souls into oblivion while good souls are allowed to enter the heavenly garden.
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When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Parallels with Hindu deity Vayu suggest ancient Indo-European roots.
Relationships
- aspect of
- Vėjopatis
- co occurs with
- Dausos
- allied with
- Auštaras
- syncretized with
- Vayu
- manifested by
- Vėjopatis
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Vėjopatis (Lord of the wind) or Vėjas (Wind) who is also one of the oldest gods in Lithuanian mythology. Vėjas is identical to Vayu of Hinduism. Auštaras and Vėjopatis are the gatekeepers of Dausos. Vėjas (Vėjopatis) blows bad souls”
#18530 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Master of Dausos is Vėjopatis (Lord of the wind) or Vėjas (Wind) who is also one of the oldest gods in Lithuanian mythology. Vėjas is identical to Vayu of Hinduism. Vėjas (Vėjopatis) blows bad souls into oblivion.”
#26444 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Vėjas (Wind) who is also one of the oldest gods in Lithuanian mythology. Vėjas is identical to Vayu of Hinduism. Vėjopatis blows bad souls into oblivion.”
#26517 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“Master of Dausos is Vėjopatis (Lord of the wind) or Vėjas (Wind) who is also one of the oldest gods in Lithuanian mythology. Vėjas (Vėjopatis) blows bad souls into oblivion.”
#26675 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5