The Lithuanian Apidėmė: a goddess, a toponym, and remembrance

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Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Žurnalų straipsniai / Journal articles
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
The Lithuanian Apidėmė: a goddess, a toponym, and remembrance
Authors:
Vaitkevičius, Vykintas
In the Journal:
RMN Newsletter, 2017, 12/13 (2016/2017), 18-26
Subject Category:
LT
Kolektyvinė atmintis / Collective memory; Vietovardžiai. Toponimai / Toponyms.
Summary / Abstract:

ENThis paper is devoted to the Lithuanian apidėmė, attested since the 16th century as the name of a goddess in the Baltic religion, as a term for the site of a former farmstead relocated to a new settlement during the land reform launched in 1547–1557, and later as a widespread toponym. Apidėmė has been researched by linguists, historians, and mythologists. An archaeological perspective is applied here for the first time.

ISSN:
2324-0636
Subject:
Etnologija / Ethnology
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2026-05-21 19:10:00
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