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Sovij (Lithuanian: Sovijus) is a character in a Baltic myth recorded in the Russian translation of Chronography by the Byzantine chronicler John Malalas (1261). According to the myth, Sovij was the instigator of the ancient Baltic tradition of burning the deceased and the subsequent rituals of sacrifice for the Baltic gods of Andajus, Perkūnas, Žvorūnė, and Teliavelis. His other purpose was also the escort of dead souls to the underworld, akin to the ancient Egyptian Anubis and ancient Greek Charon.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ "Sovijaus mitas". Visuotinė Lietuvių Enciklopedija. VLE.
- ^ "Sovijus". Visuotinė Lietuvių Enciklopedija. VLE.
- ^ Lemeškin, Ilja. "Sovijaus sakmės baltiškumas ir arabiškumas. Mitonimo kilmė" (PDF). Charles University.
- ^ Beresnevičius, Gintaras. "SOVIJAUS MITAS" (PDF). Dausos.