Perkūnas
| Perkūnas Pērkons | |
|---|---|
| Member of triune godhead including Potrimpo and Peckols (allegedly) | |
Statue possibly depicting Perkūnas | |
| Affiliation | Sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, fire, war, law, order, fertility, mountains, and oak trees |
| Major cult center | Romuva (allegedly) Vilnius temple (1263-1387) |
| Weapon | Axe or sledgehammer, stones, a sword, lightning bolts, a bow and arrows. |
| Symbol | Swastika |
| Tree | Oak, Rowan |
| Day | Thursday |
| Color | Red, White |
| Genealogy | |
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| Consort | Aušra or Žemyna |
| Equivalents | |
| Celtic | Taranis |
| Indo-European | *Perkʷūnos |
| Norse | Thor |
| Slavic | Perun |
| Finnic | Ukko |
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Perkūnas (Lithuanian: Perkūnas, Latvian: Pērkons, Old Prussian: Perkūns, Perkunos, Yotvingian: Parkuns, Latgalian: Pārkiuņs) was the common Baltic god of thunder, and the second most important deity in the Baltic pantheon after Dievas. In both Lithuanian and Latvian mythology, he is documented as the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, fire, war, law, order, fertility, mountains, and oak trees.