Žėmyna (English spelling) Zemyna

Japanese: Žėmyna(英語表記)Zemyna
Žėmyna (English spelling) Zemyna

… In addition to the gods of the heavens, there are countless gods of the earth. The representative of these is the Earth Mother, Zemes Mātė (Ra), or Žėmyna (Li), who is the mother of all living things. There is also a theory that Zemes Mātė is the “mother of the gods” of the Aestii (Baltic people) who appear in Tacitus’ Germania. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Žėmyna" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 天界の神々のほかに無数の地界の神々が存在する。その代表は大地の母ゼメス・マーテZemes Mātė(ラ),ジェーミナŽėmyna(リ)で,生類いっさいの母である。タキトゥスの《ゲルマニア》にあらわれるアエスティイ族(バルト人)の〈神々の母神〉をゼメス・マーテとする説もある。…

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