Qué (quién) es Žaltys - definición
Žaltys
![Žaltys and the Holy Fire are depicted in Olaus Magnus' [[Carta Marina]], above the inscription LITVANIE PARS](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1539-Samogethia-and-Lituania.jpg?width=200 "Žaltys and the Holy Fire are depicted in Olaus Magnus' [[Carta Marina]], above the inscription LITVANIE PARS")
![Monument of Žaltys in [[Vyžuonos]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vyžuonos, paminklas.JPG?width=200 "Monument of Žaltys in [[Vyžuonos]]")
MYTHOLOGICAL SERPENT
Zaltys
A žaltys (, literally: grass snake) is a household spirit in Lithuanian mythology. As sacred animal of the sun goddess Saulė, it is a guardian of the home and a symbol of fertility.
