Lazdona

Lazdona

ORIGIN:

Lithuania

Lazdona is the guardian goddess of nuts, nut bearing trees and nut groves. Very little information about her survives but she is cut from the same cloth as Austeja, Baltic bee goddess. Bees and nuts have a sympathetic, symbiotic relationship. Lazdona may be venerated alongside Austeja about whom more information is preserved.

FAVOURED PEOPLE:

She extends her matronage to those who tend nut trees or those for whom nuts bear particular significance. She may be invoked to protect those who suffer from nut allergies.

Sacred creatures: Squirrels; birds who bury nuts and thus cause the trees to proliferate

OFFERINGS:

Nuts; products of nuts such as hazelnut liqueurs or nut bread; cultivate nut trees in her honor; those who suffer from nut allergies may honor her by making financial contributions toward the proliferation of nut trees from afar; images of nuts crafted from wood, crystal, metal or other materials may also be offered.

SEE ALSO:

Austeja

SOURCE:

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses – Written by : Judika Illes Copyright © 2009 by Judika Illes.