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这门Coursera课程《波罗的海神话：诸神与魔法生物》带领学员深入了解立陶宛和拉脱维亚的古老神话世界。课程将探讨波罗的海地区丰富多彩的神祇和魔法生物，揭示这些故事中蕴含的史诗英雄、悲伤传说以及古代波罗的海居民的农耕生活、祭祀仪式和异教年轮。 学员将学习到主要的神祇，例如： * **Saule**：太阳女神，她的神话故事涉及驾驭天空并最终与她的爱马一同落入大海。 * **Dievas**：天空之神，被描绘成古老波罗的海贵族形象。 * **Perkunas**：雷神，被视为带来雨水和土地肥沃的神，人们以他的名义起誓。 * **Zemyna**：大地之母，受到立陶宛人和拉脱维亚人的崇拜，人们会亲吻她并道晚安。 * **Austeja**：蜜蜂女神，蜜蜂被视为与人类相似的神圣动物。 * **Jurate**：海洋女神，她的神话与波罗的海的海洋生物息息相关。 此外，课程还将介绍著名的民间故事，如《**Egle**》，讲述一位女孩与蛇结婚的故事，并探讨古代的蛇崇拜。 讲师Niina是一位民间传说和神话研究员，拥有多年的波罗的海神话研究经验，并对波罗的海神话与她本土芬兰民间传说之间的联系进行了深入研究。 课程特色包括： * 提供如何将波罗的海神祇的能量融入生活的实用建议。 * 包含视听体验，带领学员通过立陶宛和拉脱维亚的“dainas”（歌曲和吟唱）穿越到古代世界。 * 为学员提供一本免费的电子书，内容关于波罗的海神话。
Baltic mythology covers a lot of gods, goddesses and magical beings. These stories from Lithuania and Latvia are filled with mythical creatures, mighty heroes, and heartbreaking tales and they show us glimpses into the past, the old way of life in the Baltic lands. What was life like in the farming communities, sacrificing to the gods and following the pagan wheel of the year. In this course, you will learn about the history of Baltic gods and goddesses. The sun goddess Saule after riding in the sky landed in the sea with her beautiful stallion. The mighty sky god Dievas, who dressed up like an ancient Baltic lord, and Perkunas the Thunder god, were worshipped as the bringer of rain and the fertility of the land. People swore oaths in his name. Zemyna the mother earth, which Lithuanians and Latvians worshipped, kissed her and bid her good night. The story of Egle, the most commonly spread folktale in Baltic countries, is about a girl who married a snake. Learn about the ancient snake cult and how snakes were worshipped. Austeja was the goddess of bees. Bees were also seen as sacred animals, very similar to humans. Jurate, the sea goddess and how her myth is linked to the biological life within the Baltic sea. I will also be giving tips on how you can implement energy from the Baltic deities into your life. This course also includes visual journeys and within them, you can travel to this ancient world, through Lithuanian and Latvian dainas, songs and chants. You will also get a free ebook about Baltic mythology that you can download to yourself. Niina is a folklorist and mythology researcher. She has studied Baltic mythology for several years and the intersections between Baltic mythology and her native Finnish folklore.
