entities: ENT_BALT_GABIJA

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entity_id canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_BALT_GABIJA Gabija   Baltic fire deity Hearth Deity fire; hearth; home; protection; purity       A           Sacred fire deity / personification of the hearth fire; Lithuanian Gabija (from gabti, to cover, protect). The household fire was kept perpetually burning as the dwelling of Gabija; extinguishing it was inauspicious. Gabija was offered libations of bread, salt, and beer and was considered the protector of the household and family. The sacred fire at the temple of Romuva (Old Prussian; also Romowe) was an eternal flame served by vestal priestesses, described in the chronicle of Peter of Dusburg (1326 CE). Gabija represents the domestic hearth tradition widespread in Indo-European religion (cf. Hestia, Vesta, Vedic Agni in the domestic role). Gimbutas (1963) pp. 204-205. deity

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