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Perkūnas

Perkūnas (Lithuanian: Perkūnas, Latvian: Pērkons, Prussian: Perkūns, Perkunos, Sudovian: Parkuns, Latgalian: Pārkiuņs) was the common Baltic god of thunder, and the second most important deity in the Baltic pantheon after Dievas. In both Lithuanian and Latvian mythology, he is documented as the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, fire, war…

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In modern culture

Günter GrassDog YearsNazi GermanyPoints of divergenceThe Gate of Time
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Etymology

Old PrussianJames MalloryDouglas Q. AdamsNorbert OettingerDe
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Representation in mythology

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Latvian Pērkons

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Affiliation
Sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, fire, war, law, order, fertility, mountains, and oak trees
Celtic
Taranis
Color
Red, White
Consort
Aušra, Žemyna or Laumė
Day
Thursday
Finnic
Ukko

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Etymology

Perkūnas in written sources

Representation in mythology

Prussian Perkūns

Latvian Pērkons

In modern culture

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Perkūnas

Nodes138
Edges137
Triples220
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014493
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Perkūnas

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related to Bibliography · 89
Perkūnas → Adams, Alain Blanc, Aleksander, Baltistica, Bogowie, Boston, Brill, Brückner, Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, CS1, Description, Die Sprache, Distant Asterisks, Douglas, Dérivation, Ein Beitrag, Ernst, Etymological Dictionary, Fraenkel, Gebiete
related to Further reading · 47
Perkūnas → Accessed, Ancient Lithuanians, Anthropology, Anthropos, Apr, Caucasus, Continued, CS1, Folklore, Folklore Fellows’ Communications, Fragment, Helsinki, Historical Sources, Hunter, International Review, ISBN, JSTOR, Kevin, Lajoye, Language
related to Perkūnas' family relations · 19
Perkūnas → According, Aušra, Aušrinė, Baltic, Earth, However, In, Latvian, Lithuanian, Moon, Mėnulis, Other, Perkūno, Pērkona, References, Saulė, Sun, The, Though
related to Perkūnas in written sources · 15
Perkūnas → Because, Blizgulis, Chronicle, Dindutis, Dundulis, Dūdų, John Malalas, Lithuanian Perkūnas, Livonian Rhymed Chronicle, Most, Perkūnė, Ruthenian, Tarškulis, Tarškutis, The
related to In modern culture · 13
Perkūnas → Dog Years, Germans, Germany, Günter Grass, Lithuanians, Nazi Germany, Nazism, Perkunisha, Perkunos, Philip José Farmer, The, The Gate, Time
related to Representation in mythology · 9
Perkūnas → Dieviņš, Dievs, Father, God, In, Latvian, Pērkona, Pērkons, Thunder
related to Perkūnas and Velnias · 6
Perkūnas → An, Christianity, He, Latvian, Velnias, Velns
related to Weapons and vehicle · 3
Perkūnas → Celtic Taranis, In, Thor
see also · 3
Perkūnas → Hercynian ForestHouse, Lithuanian, PerkūnasIndraPerkwunosPerunThunaerList
is a · 2
Perkūnas → horseman on a fiery horse, malicious spirit

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lithuanian god oak latvian thunder lightning perun also baltic nas citation needed pērkons isbn word perkunas perkū fire perkūns mythology

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PerkūnasAffiliationSky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, fire, war, law, order, fertility, mountains, and oak trees1.00infobox
PerkūnasCelticTaranis1.00infobox
PerkūnasColorRed, White1.00infobox
PerkūnasConsortAušra, Žemyna or Laumė1.00infobox
PerkūnasDayThursday1.00infobox
PerkūnasFinnicUkko1.00infobox
PerkūnasIndo-European*Perkʷūnos1.00infobox
PerkūnasMajor cult centerRomuva (allegedly) Vilnius temple (1263-1387)1.00infobox
PerkūnasNorseThor1.00infobox
PerkūnasParentsPercunatele (mother)1.00infobox
PerkūnasSlavicPerun1.00infobox
PerkūnasSymbolSwastika1.00infobox
PerkūnasTreeOak, Rowan1.00infobox
PerkūnasWeaponAxe or sledgehammer, stones, a sword, lightning bolts, a bow and arrows.1.00infobox
Perkūnasis amalicious spirit0.90text
Perkūnasis ahorseman on a fiery horse0.90text

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