God · Baltic

Perkunas

Perkunas, a god of the Baltic world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.

Tradition: baltic

Documented identifications

LinkWho said soNote
shares descent with ThorProto-Indo-European *Perkwunos, thunderer (western branches)Baltic Perkunas and Germanic Thor are listed among the reflexes of the oak-and-thunder god.
shares descent with PerunProto-Indo-European *PerkwunosSlavic Perun and Baltic Perkunas share the thunderer's inherited name.
shares descent with ParjanyaProto-Indo-European *Perkwunos (possible)The Vedic rain god Parjanya is a possible cognate of Perkunas.

Sources

  1. Proto-Indo-European mythology (Wikipedia)
  2. Proto-Indo-European mythology (Wikipedia)
  3. Proto-Indo-European mythology (Wikipedia)
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