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Perkūnas

Perkūnas was the thunder god of the pagan Lithuanians and the most important deity of the Baltic religion, corresponding to the Latvian Pērkons. Associated with oak trees, rain and fertility, he was worshipped until Lithuania's conversion to Christianity from 1387. He survives in Lithuanian folklore and in the word for thunder.

Perkūnas
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Perkūnas. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/perkunas
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The Epoch Institute. “Perkūnas.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/perkunas.
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