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STUDIA MYTHOLOGICA SLAVICA 4, 2001

Rainer Eckert:

Zur Verehrung des Herdfeuers bei den Balten und zu einer Litauischen Feuergottheit
(About the worship of holy fire (hearth) among the Baltic peoples)

Abstract

The author writes about the worship of holy fire (hearth) among the Baltic peoples, and about the role and functions of Gabij, the Lithuanian deity of fire. His analysis is based on older historical sources and ethnographic material.

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