Kalvis
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Kalvis is a deity from the Baltic religion.[1] He is the Lithuanian god of blacksmiths.[2]
He is a divine blacksmith who creates the sun every day and makes rings so Aušrinė can marry the sun.[3] He is also said to create a new sun every morning for Aušrinė, he also makes a silver belt and golden stirrups for Dievo sūneliai. Kalvis was worshipped by the lithuanians up until the 15th century.[1]
Marija Gimbutas mentions that the deity is similar to Hephaestus, Volundr, and Ilmarinen.[4]
Name and etymology[edit]
The god also goes by Kalvaitis, Kalvelis, or Kalējs.[1] The word Kalvaitis derives from the word Kalvis meaning smith.[5] In modern Lithuanian kalvis means black smith with the word being a derivative of the word kalti meaning to hammer.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Kalvis | Baltic religion". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ Janonienė, Rūta; Račiūnaitė, Tojana; Iršėnas, Marius; Butrimas, Adomas (2015-06-01). The Lithuanian Millennium: History, Art and Culture. VDA leidykla. p. 27. ISBN 978-609-447-097-4.
- ^ Dixon-Kennedy, Mike (1998). Encyclopedia of Russian & Slavic Myth and Legend. ABC-CLIO. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-57607-063-5.
- ^ Frog; Siikala, Anna-Leena; Stepanova, Eila (2018-03-05). Mythic Discourses: Studies in Uralic Traditions. BoD - Books on Demand. p. 190. ISBN 978-952-222-376-0.
- ^ Senn, Alfred (1945). "Lithuanian Surnames". American Slavic and East European Review. 4 (1/2): 127–137. doi:10.2307/2491865. ISSN 1049-7544. JSTOR 2491865.
- ^ Klimas, Antanas (1965). "Review of The Green Linden: Selected Lithuanian Folksongs". The Slavic and East European Journal. 9 (3): 335–337. doi:10.2307/305263. ISSN 0037-6752. JSTOR 305263.
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