The Sun, the Moon, and the Orientation of Baltic Graves: A Mythological Approach to an Archaeological ProblemSolnce, luna i orientacija baltskih pogrebenij: mifologičeskij vzljad na arheologičeskuju problemu

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Studia Mythologica Slavica Pub Date : 2018-10-25 DOI:10.3986/SMS.V21I0.7063

Daiva Vaitkevičienė, Vykintas Vaitkevicius

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the predominating east-west orientation of Iron Age graves (5 th century BC to the 13 th century AD) and the reasons that could have caused the custom. Based on the data of Baltic mythology and their reflections in folklore, the authors argue that the mythological conception of grave orientation is closely related to the mythological path of the Sun and the image of souls leaving the world of the living. Given the astronomical opposition of the Sun and the Moon, the hypothesis is justified by the fact that, when the graves of men and of women in the Baltic burial grounds adhering to the east-west axis, were oriented in opposite directions, the burial customs could have been affected by the mythological images of the heavenly family: the Sun (wife) and the Moon (husband).

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太阳、月亮和波罗的海坟墓的方位：一个考古问题的神话方法

本文重点研究了铁器时代(公元前5世纪至公元13世纪)的坟墓以东西取向为主，以及可能造成这种习俗的原因。根据波罗的海神话资料及其在民间传说中的反映，作者认为神话中的坟墓方位概念与神话中的太阳路径和灵魂离开人世的形象密切相关。考虑到天文上太阳和月亮的相对位置，这一假设被以下事实所证明:当波罗的海墓地的男人和女人的坟墓遵循东西轴线，朝向相反的方向时，埋葬习俗可能受到了神话中天堂家庭形象的影响:太阳(妻子)和月亮(丈夫)。

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Studia Mythologica Slavica Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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期刊介绍： Studia mythologica Slavica is international scientific journal on the mythology, spiritual culture and tradition of Slavic and also other nations and people. It is published by the Institute of Slovenian Ethnology of the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and by the Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Università degli Studi di Udine. The journal is dedicated to interdisciplinary studies, and one of the main aims of this journal is to present comparative research that defines and determines (i.e. establishes) Slavic culture in the context of the wider European and non-European world (cultures). The journal intends to throw light on the belief systems and religions of older Slavic, Eurasian, and other civilisations. Moreover, it encourages the research of contemporary phenomena in the field of spiritual, social and material culture, and their transformation. The character of the publication is both international and interdisciplinary, covering the themes from the field of ethnology, anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, religious studies, history of literature and philosophy. It also brings new interpretations of historical sources and presents new discoveries, material, and field research. The journal was first published in 1998, and since then it has been published once a year in a multi-language edition, in print and on the internet. Each year, it is distributed in exchange for hundred scientific publications from around the world. The articles are published in English, Italian, German and all Slavic languages. All articles have long summaries and an abstract in the English language.