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Lauma
Deity of Eastern Baltic mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Finnish TV game show, see Lauma (game show).
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]
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