Giltinė
Giltinė is the goddess of death in Lithuanian mythology, one of the oldest and most feared deities in the Baltic pantheon. Her name derives from Lithuanian words gelti meaning to sting or to pierce, and geltonis meaning yellow, both referring to her venomous killing method and pale complexion. Giltinė is considered the sister of Laima, the goddess of fate and childbirth, representing the complementary forces of birth and death in Baltic cosmology. In Lithuanian tradition, Giltinė does not act as a malevolent force but rather as a necessary aspect of the natural cycle of existence. She is accom