ZALTYS


Meaning of ZALTYS in English

[Other] The Lithuanian grass-snake deity and a symbol of fertility. It was kept as a pet and considered to be a divine envoy that played an important part in prophecies. It was the favorite animal of the sun goddess Saule, who would weep upon seeing a dead Zaltys.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.