– History
– Baltic mythology originates from Proto-Indo-European mythology.
– Christianization of the Baltic region began in the 15th century.
– No surviving native texts detail Baltic pagan mythology.
– Roman and German chronicles, folklore, etymology, and comparative mythology provide insights into Baltic beliefs.
– Baltic folklore, rich in material, has been valuable in Indo-European studies.
– See also
– Latvian mythology.
– Lithuanian mythology.
– Prussian mythology.
– Baltic neopaganism.
– Romuva (religion).
– Notes
– Puhvel (1989:222-229).
– Mallory & Adams (1997:163).
– References
– Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baltic mythology.
– Puhvel, Jaan (1989 [1987]).
– Comparative Mythology. Johns Hopkins University Press.
– Mallory, J. P. Adams, Douglas Q. (Editors) (1997).
– Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Taylor & Francis. ISBN1-884964-98-2.
– Further reading
– Balode-Anelauskaitė, Laimutė. Baltic names of deities in the hydronyms of Latvia and Lithuania.
– Běťáková, Marta Eva; Blažek, Václav. Encyklopedie baltské mytologie.
– Bojtár, Endre (1999). Foreword to The Past: A Cultural History of the Baltic People.
– Brückner, A. (1922). Osteuropäische Götternamen. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Mythologie.
– Calin, Didier. Indo-European Poetics and the Latvian Folk Songs.
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Baltic mythology is the body of mythology of the Baltic people stemming from Baltic paganism and continuing after Christianization and into Baltic folklore.
