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Pirta mate

In Latvian mythology, Pirta mate ("mother of the bathhouse") was a mate and ruler of bathhouses, which, in ancient Latvia, were the scene of many important rituals and ceremonies marking births, deaths, marriages and other occasions.

Alternative: Pirta mahte

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