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Meza mate

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Also known as: Medeine
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  • Baltic religion
    / Forest and agricultural deities

    …peoples, is called in Latvian Meža māte and in Lithuanian Medeinė (“Mother of the Forest”). She again has been further differentiated into other divinities, or rather she was given metaphorical appellations with no mythological significance, such as Krūmu māte (“Mother of the Bushes”), Lazdu māte (“Mother of the Hazels”), Lapu…

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    …peoples, is called in Latvian Meža māte and in Lithuanian Medeinė (“Mother of the Forest”). She again has been further differentiated into other divinities, or rather she was given metaphorical appellations with no mythological significance, such as Krūmu māte (“Mother of the Bushes”), Lazdu māte (“Mother of the Hazels”), Lapu…

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