Vėjopatis
Vėjopatis, meaning "Lord of the wind," is the master of Dausos, the heavenly realm where good souls reside. He serves as one of the gatekeepers of Dausos and is responsible for blowing bad souls into oblivion. He is identified as one of the oldest gods in Lithuanian mythology and is considered identical to Vayu of Hinduism.
↻ synthesized from 8 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Linked to Hindu deity Vayu, indicating Indo-European connections.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Vėjas
- co occurs with
- Žvaigždės, Yomöt, Shurdhi, Vėjas, Verbti, Bangpūtys, Perkūnas, Laima, Dalia, Saulė, Aušrinė, Mėnuo, Žemyna, Dievas, Vakarinė, Indraja, Sėlija, Žiezdrė, Vaivora, Ašvieniai, Deivės Valdytojos, Verpiančioji, Metančioji, Audėja, Gadintoja, Sergėtoja, Nukirpėja, Išskalbėja, Dievas Senelis, Gabija, Praamžius
- allied with
- Auštaras
- serves
- Dausos
- syncretized with
- Vayu
- has aspect
- Vėjas
Mentioned by
- Verbti
- Bangpūtys
- Perkūnas
- Laima
- Dalia
- Saulė
- Aušrinė
- Mėnuo
- Žemyna
- Dievas
- Vakarinė
- Indraja
- Sėlija
- Žiezdrė
- Vaivora
- Ašvieniai
and 12 more
Sources
Source passages
“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. Auštaras and Vėjopatis are the gatekeepers of Dausos”
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“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.”
#26516 · 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.”
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