In Latvian mythology, Dievs ("god") was the supreme god. The same word refers to the Christian deity in modern Latvian. In ancient Latvia, Dievs was not the just the father of the gods, he was the essence of them -- every other deity was a different aspect or manifestation of Dievs; this is most true with Mara and Laima. The name Dievs was also understood as Sky.
Dievs ("god") is the supreme deity of the Latvians, with the same position Zeus has in Greek religion.
Dievs is the most frequently mentioned Latvian deity (counting all the usage of the word), and a sky and fertility god.
Latvian mythology students of the mid-war period have opposed it at great lengths, sometimes even overlooking the fact that the sky-god is very much connected with thunder, allowing the name to be substituted.
In Latvian mythology, Dievs ("god") was the supreme god.
In ancient Latvia, Dievs was not the just the father of the gods, he was the essence of them -- every other deity was a different aspect or manifestation of Dievs; this is most true with Mara and Laima.
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