A2Z 2026 Zemyna, Links to all posts, Concluding statement, and links to my favorite A2Z 2026 blogs (LONG)

Žemyna (Lithuanian) Zemyna Shrine ŽemynaOther names known by:ŽemljaPerkunateléŽemynėlė or Žemelė) (from Lithuanian: žemė – earth/)Žemyna stems from the name of Proto-Indo-European Earth-goddess *Dʰéǵʰōm, which relates to Thracian Žemele (‘mother earth’) and Greek Semelē (Σεμέλη.) Žemyna is the earth-goddess and is a psychopomp of the dead. She is usually regarded as mother goddess and one of the chief Lithuanian gods similar to Latvian Žemes māte. She personifies the fertile earth and nourishes all life on…

A2Z 2026 Vanth

Vanth (Etruscan) Vanth Vanth is a significant figure in Etruscan mythology, representing a unique aspect of the ancient beliefs of the Etruscan civilization. Vanth is known primarily as a psychopomp – a being whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife. This role is crucial in understanding how the Etruscans viewed death…