BALTIC and FINNISH
DEITIES
HIISI Finnish Lord of tree-kind, and presiding Spirit
of conifer forests.
ILMARINEN Finnish An astral divinity who directs the
stars in their courses and controls the weather. He is also a patron of
travelers and Smiths, and he taught humanity the uses and shaping of metal. Note
that in the Bronze Age, Iron was considered "Star-Metal", since
it's primary source was meteoric.
PELLON PEKKO Finnish A God of vegetative life-force,
especially barley. He is patron of the craft of brewing.
PEKKO Estonian The precise equivalent to Pellon Pekko,
of Finland.
PERKUNAS Lithuanian God of Thunder, with fertility
associations in that he directs the flow of rain.
TELJAVELIK Lithuanian Creator, and Smith, of the world.
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