Mythological sakme
Giltinė’s Tongue
A sakme about an old man who, before dying, asks for shears to be placed by his body so that when Giltinė comes close he can cut off her poisonous tongue.
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Tales about Giltinė and death
Visions and encounters with death and the figure of Giltinė. Godmother-Death fairy tales are not classified as belief narratives merely because they share a character.
Mythological legend
A Child’s Death
Before dawn, Jurgauskis sees a small child pursued by dogs. News of a neighbour’s child dying changes how the encounter is understood.
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Pavietrė, the Plague Visitor
The plague figure Pavietrė travels in a carriage and cracks her whip in villages. In one village, the feast she demands changes the threatening visitor’s behaviour.
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The Time Has Come, but the Person Is Missing
A voice from the water announces that the appointed time has come but the person is absent. Fishermen warn a farmhand against bathing, yet he later returns.
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The Visitor in White
A young woman in white visits the gravely ill Šimkus. One woman sees her through a window, while the neighbours sitting with the patient see no visitor at all.
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The Voice of Death
As Jonas falls asleep in a barn, a voice warns him three times of approaching misfortune. Angrily searching for the unseen speaker, he meets the danger himself.
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