Pikne

Today I wanted to write about Pikne, an Estonian god of lightning and the protector of the Võhandu river. He’s a son of Ukko. He was once banished to earth by Ukko after Vanapagan stole his whistle stopping it from raining. Take it Pikne,the bull we are offeringwith two hornsand four hoovesfor ploughing and harvestingIs

Kalevipoeg

Today I wanted to write about Kalevipoeg/Sohni, an Estonian hero and giant. Kalevipoeg is the youngest son of Linda and Kalev. When Linda is kidnapped, Kalevipoeg travels across Estonia and Finland to rescue her, creating the lakes and mountains of Estonia along his journey. When he returns from his journey, he battles with his brothers

Vanapagan

Today for spooky season I wanted to write about Vanapagan, an Estonian folk demon and ruler of the underworld. Vanapagan is an unintelligent Oger who is consistently bested by Kalevipoeg and Kaval Ants (Crafty Hans). Vanapagan is also know for stealing the musical instrument belonging to Pikne. Another enemy of Vanapagan is Toell the Great.

Akka

Continuing with spooky season I wanted to write about Akka, an Estonian, Finnish, and Sámi spirit or group of spirits/goddesses responsible for both birth and death. Maderakka is one of the five Akkas, she creates bodies and is the goddess of women and children, she has three daughters: Sarakka, goddess of love and fertility, Juksakka,

Linda

Today I wanted to write about Linda, an Estonian goddess connected to an island in Lake Ülemiste. She’s married to Kalevi and is the mother of Kalevipoeg. Not only is Lindakivi in Lake Ülemiste named after her. Lindanise, a previous settlement near Tallin, is also named after her. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_%28Estonian_mythology%29?wprov=sfla1

Peko

I haven’t written about any Baltic gods in a while and all the ones I’ve written about have been Lithuanian, so I wanted to write about Peko an Estonian & Finnish god of crops, barley, brewing, and beer. Peko is said to have once been a great king and hero of the people. He is

Midsummer/Litha/Adonia/Kupala Night/Jāņi

I know many people celebrated yesterday but I’m doing my sumer solstice celebrations today. History: Litha (wicca, heathenry), Adonia (Hellenism) Kupala Night (Rodnovery), Jāņi (Romuva) and Midsummer (Druidry/celtic paganism, and Heathenry) are all celebrations of the summer solstice. Midsummer is also celebrated by Christians as St. John’s day, this is the most well documented Midsummer

Perkūnas

One of the pantheons I hadn’t really looked into before is the Baltic one or I guess ones because there are slight differences between Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian. Writing about Perkūnas is a bit of an excuse for looking into Baltic paganism as a whole. Perkūnas is a Baltic god of the sky, thunder, lightning,

8 Baltic Symbols

Here’s the Baltic part of my pagan symbols series.