In Latvian mythology and Lithuanian mythology, Laima ("luck"; also Laime, Laimas māte) was the personification of fate and of luck, both good and bad. She was associated with childbirth, marriage, death, prolificacy, and domesticity. She was also the patron of pregnant women. Latvian mythology as being Baltic mythology is very close to Lithuanian mythology Latvian mythology is based primarily off collections of folklore and song texts. ... Lithuanian mythology is an example of pagan mythology containing archaic elements. ... Destiny or fate refers to the inevitable course of events. ... This article is about good and bad fortune. ... Childbirth (also called labo(u)r, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy with the emergence of a newborn infant from its mothers uterus. ... Marriage is a relationship between individuals which often forms the foundation of a family. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by female mammals, including humans, inside their bodies. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ...

Laima and her sisters, Karta and Dekla, were a trinity of fate deities, part of a widespread European and Aegean conception of Destiny in the hands of three ageless ancient women, like the Norns or the Graeae. Laima being considerably more popular, Dekla and Karta have similar functions. In modern Dievturi these three goddesses are referred to as the three Laimas, indicating they are the same deity in three different aspects. Though Laima makes the final decision, all three make joint resolutions regarding the fate of particular individuals. In Latvian mythology, Karta mate (mother of cards) was one of a trinity of goddesses of fate that included her sisters Dekla and Laima. ... In Latvian mythology, Dekla (from det meaning to make) was one of a trinity of goddesses of fate that included her sisters Karta and Laima. ... Destiny or fate refers to the inevitable course of events. ... The Norns spin the threads of fate at the foot of Yggdrasil, the tree of the world. ... The Graeae (old women or gray ones), were three sisters, one of several trinities of archaic goddesses in Greek mythology. ... Based on ancient Latvian mythology, Dievturība is a modern neopagan religion. ... Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a god. A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Aspect can refer to: Aspect (computer science) is a feature that is linked to many parts of a program, but which is not necessarily the primary function of the program. ...

The mythographer and archaeologist Marija Gimbutas (1921–1994) recalled in an interview, how in her girlhood in Lithuania Marija Gimbutas by Kerbstone 52, at the back of Newgrange, Co. ...

"The Goddess Laima was there; she could call at night and look through the windows. When a woman is giving birth she appears, and the grandmother is there organizing things. She has gifts for the Goddess: towels and woven materials are laid for her, because she weaves the life, she is the spinner. She may be on the way to disappear, but fifty years ago she was still there" Interview with Gimbutas. (See weaving (mythology))

In Lithuanian mythology, Laima is not only the goddess of fate, prolificacy and marriage, but also of darkness and light. She was protector for incesting. Laima was associated with the cuckoo, and would often be seen in its form. Laima’s entourage is goddesses Laimė and Dalia. Laima gives destiny for newborns. Laima's sisters are Giltinė, Dekla, Karta, Magyla. The theme of weaving in mythology is ancient, and its lost mythic lore probably accompanied the early spread of this mysterious art. ... Lithuanian mythology is an example of pagan mythology containing archaic elements. ... Genera See text. ... Dalia or Dalsland, is a historical Province or landskap in the south west of Sweden. ... In Lithuanian mythology, GiltinÄ— is the goddess of death. ... In Latvian mythology, Dekla (from det meaning to make) was one of a trinity of goddesses of fate that included her sisters Karta and Laima. ... In Latvian mythology, Karta mate (mother of cards) was one of a trinity of goddesses of fate that included her sisters Dekla and Laima. ...

Laima’s sacral tree is lime (linden). In folk songs and tales she is the singing cuckoo in the lime. Lime has 3, 5, 6, 7 or 9 branches. These numbers are the magic numbers of Laima. Laima’s altar is a stone with a woman’s proportions. Such totems awarded prolificacy for women. Species About 30; see text Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia (where the greatest species diversity is found), Europe and eastern North America; it is absent from western North America. ... Linden is one of three English names for a genus of trees, Tilia, also known as lime and basswood. ... Look up Altar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A totem is any natural or supernatural object, being or animal which has personal symbolic meaning to an individual and to whose phenomena and energy one feels closely associated with during ones life. ...

There are many Baltic folk songs telling how Laima arranged Aušrinė's name giving gala (christening). She called all Stars (Žvaigždės, Latvian Zvaigznes) but didn’t call Saulė. AuÅ¡rinÄ— is the Morning Star (Venus) in Lithuanian, feminine deity in Lithuanian mythology. ... Infant baptism (also called paedobaptism and pedobaptism), the baptism of the infant children of believers, is an ancient custom of much of Christianity, including the Roman Catholic church, the Orthodox churches, Anglicans, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Methodists, to name a few. ... ŽvaigždÄ—s in Lithuanian mythology are stars. ... In ancient Latvian culture, Zvaignzes (star) referred to several different ideas. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

There were many existing rituals in 18th century and middle ages for Laima in Lithuania.

See also

• Destiny
• Fortuna
• Norns
• Weaving (mythology)