The Family Pig ! Question Latvia??
HenriIII
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Recently I saw a seller description that said this was a woman.
All this time I thought it was a handsome young man. Who is it?
Maybe I'm not as hetro.. as I thought. Can't tell a woman from a man.
Recently I saw a seller description that said this was a woman.
All this time I thought it was a handsome young man. Who is it?
Maybe I'm not as hetro.. as I thought. Can't tell a woman from a man.
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<< <i>Laima
(Laime) The personification of fate, as good luck or as bad luck. The name is similar to laime - "luck", with both grammatical variants traceable in the folklore material. The name of this deity is different as referred to in different sources. She assists childbirth, therefore is honored by both maidens and married wives, and controls the most important events of a person's life, such as birth, marriage and death. A person may mention or even condemn the respective Laime, it may be understood that the concept 1) was in stage of turning into a synonym for liktenis - 'fate', 2) this deity is understood as opposable, although the judgment cannot be affected in any way. One of the first appearances of Laima in a document is again Paul Einhorn's Historia Lettica (1649).
She is also the deity of pregnant women and can ensure a good pregnancy as long as she is in the house. Frequently mentioned together in the song texts with Dievs, in some cases God's horses are outside her door (meaning suitors arriving at a maiden's house), but it is a very weak motif among those of the heavenly wedding. She is the central one of the alleged trinity of Laimas or destiny deities, together with her sisters Karta and Dekla. There are texts mentioning 'three Laimas', although not giving their particular names. >>
<< <i>She assists childbirth >>
<< <i>She is also the deity of pregnant women and can ensure a good pregnancy >>
Of course now I'm kicking myself for not bidding higher on one of these recently. So many of them are cleaned and JamminJ was selling a really nice slabbed example. I saw one yesterday in person that was decent, but I passed. I think I would have bought it if I'd read this first.
Cathy
<< <i>I saw one yesterday in person that was decent, but I passed. I think I would have bought it if I'd read this first. >>
Always glad to help a fellow collector define her interests Cathy.