Gabjauja

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Gabjauja is a feminine name, perhaps of a deity, in Lithuanian mythology. Based on scant sources, some mythologists have reconstructed it as one of the Lithuanian household gods. According to the reconstructions, she was a goddess of stack-yards and grain. Women made beer and bread for Gabjauja’s feast, which only kin would attend. The head of the family would pour a scoop of beer on the ground and say a prayer. Gabjauja is often associated with Gabija. Alternative names in this case are: Gabija and Rijas mate (a Latvian goddess).