Wow! It's the last day of the A to Z Challenge. Can you believe April has flown by so quickly? Thank you all for stopping by for my posts. I wish I'd been able to check out more A to Z bloggers this year, but I've been in a deadline crunch with my publisher. See you all next year!
Name: Žaltys (means "grass snake")
Type: household spirit
Origin: Lithuanian mythology
Description: The žaltys is a non-venomous snake, sacred to the sun goddess Saulė. It represents fertility and is a guardian of the home. Some people kept it in special places of their home, believing it could bring good harvest and wealth. If someone killed the žaltys, it brought about great misfortune, but if people found one and gave it milk, they could befriend it and take it in their home.
What "Z" creatures have you heard of?
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4 days ago
I've not heard of this one...Congrats on getting to the end of the challenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Savannah! There were a few times when I thought about quitting, for sure! lol :-)
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