Laima, and Laima’s mother are the Fates in Latvian and Lithuanian (Laimė) mythology. Each individual has their own Laima, while thereafter multiple gods can influence one’s fate. By the 16th century, missionaries had subsumed cults of Laima and Māra into Christianity’s reverence of the Virgin Mary, changing her representation in Livonia to more closely resemble Laima. The needle, or herringbone, pattern of Laima’s sign mimics the needle pattern of pine tree branches. Fate, life. The rhythm of life and the seasons. Divine fortune. (Laime, less frequently laima, is the Latvian word for good fortune while nelaime — not laime — is misfortune.)
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