LITHUANIAN MYTHOLOGICAL TALES

LITHUANIAN MYTHOLOGICAL TALES

© Compiled by Norbertas Vėlius 1979
© Translated by Birutė Kiškytė 1998
Edited by Anne Dwyer and Dainora V.Kupčinskaitė
Cover design by Aidas Paberžis
Scientific adviser Kazys Grigas
© VAGA, Vilnius, 1998
ISBN 5-415-01304-0

 
Compiled by Norbertas Vėlius

Norbertas Vėlius. The World of Mythological Legends

Laumė and Laimė:
Weave, weave, Krauzelė
The Laumės  Cakes

Water Spirits:
The Lake Pig
 
Aitvaras and Kaukas:
The Velnias in the Heart
Three Wagon-Loads of Hay

Perkūnas and Velnias:
The Shot Velnias

Velnias:
The Cured Velnias’ Wife
The Baby Suckled by the Velnias’ Wife

Enchanted Treasures:
The Cauldron Is the Velnias’, the Money Is Mine
The Returning Coin

Goddesses of the Plague. Giltinė:
Cholera in the Carriage
The Dead Souls’ Path

Slogutis and Klystžvakė:
The Shot Žiburinis

Witches and Wizards:
Witch’s Peas
The Milked Towel
The Butter in a Lake

Werewolwes:
The Takmakas

Glossary


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