Zvaigznes

Zvaigznes

In ancient Latvian culture, Zvaignzes ("star") referred to several different ideas.

# short for Zvaigznes Diena, a holiday.
# Zelta Zvaigznes ("golden star") was an alternate name for Auseklis
# Ausekla Zvaigzne ("star of Auseklis") was Auseklis' symbol.
# There was a god named Zvaigznes, who represented the "gari", the spirits of the stars.


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