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Greimas (1992) pp. 188-250.", "SRC_GREIMAS_LITHUANIAN", "reviewed", "PER_BALT_PAGAN"], [2287, "ENT_BALT_MENESS", "paired_with", "ENT_BALT_SAULE", "high", "Moon is paired with the sun goddess Saul\u0117 in the celestial myth cycle; their separation is adjudicated by Perk\u016bnas. Greimas (1992) pp. 221-250.", "SRC_GREIMAS_LITHUANIAN", "reviewed", "PER_BALT_PAGAN"], [2288, "ENT_BALT_PERKUNAS", "judges", "ENT_BALT_MENESS", "high", "In the celestial myth, Perk\u016bnas judges the moon guilty of unfaithfulness to Saul\u0117 and splits him with a sword, explaining the waning moon. This is one of the most widely attested narrative elements in Baltic folk song. Greimas (1992) pp. 221-250.", "SRC_GREIMAS_LITHUANIAN", "reviewed", "PER_BALT_PAGAN"], [2289, "ENT_BALT_GABIJA", "embodies", "ENT_FIRE", "high", "Gabija is the personification of the sacred hearth fire; the fire IS Gabija, not merely her symbol. Gimbutas (1963) pp. 204-205.", "SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS", "reviewed", "PER_BALT_PAGAN"], [2290, "ENT_BALT_ZEMYNA", "embodies", "ENT_EARTH", "high", "\u017demyna is the personification of the earth itself; libations poured on the ground go directly to her. Gimbutas (1963) p. 205.", "SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS", "reviewed", "PER_BALT_PAGAN"], [2291, "ENT_BALT_PERKUNAS", "aligned_with", "ENT_NOR_THOR", "high", "Perk\u016bnas and Thor are cognate thunder deities: both wield the thunder weapon against a serpentine or giant antagonist, both protect the ordered world from chthonic chaos. The PIE *perk\u02b7- (oak/thunder) root and the structural myth parallel are well established. Gimbutas (1963) p. 199; Greimas (1992) pp. 77-84.", "SRC_GREIMAS_LITHUANIAN", "reviewed", "PER_BALT_PAGAN"], [2292, "ENT_BALT_DIEVAS", "aligned_with", "ENT_ZEUS", "high", "Dievas and Zeus are cognate sky-father deities from PIE *Dy\u0113us; both govern cosmic order and are the supreme divine rulers in their respective traditions. Gimbutas (1963) p. 197; comparative IE evidence.", "SRC_GIMBUTAS_BALTS", "reviewed", "PER_BALT_PAGAN"], [2293, "ENT_BALT_VELNIAS", "aligned_with", "ENT_NOR_HEL", "medium", "Velnias governs the Baltic realm of the dead (v\u0117l\u0117s) as a chthonic divine being, functionally parallel to Hel's underworld rule; the parallel is structural (lord of the dead) rather than etymological. 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