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Lauma

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"Laumė/The Good Witch", 1980 wooden sculpture by Romas Venckus at the Hill of Witches

Latvian Lauma or Lithuanian Laumė, or Yotvingian Łauma is a fairy-like woodland spirit, and guardian spirit of orphans in Eastern Baltic mythology[1] or Yotvingian mythology. Originally a sky spirit, her compassion for human suffering brought her to earth to share our fate.[2]

  1. ^ "Lauma". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TWO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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