P?rkons redirects here. For the rock band, see P?rkons . Perk?nas (Lithuanian Perk?nas, Latvian P?rkons,Prussian Perk?ns, Yotvingian Perkus) was the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities in the Baltic pantheon. In both Lithuanian and Latvian mythology, he is documented as the god of thunder, rain, mountains, oak trees and the sky. (1978)]] Etymology The name possibly continues PIE *, cognate to *, a word for "oak", "fir" or "wooded mountain". The Proto-Baltic name *Perk?nas can be reconstructed with certainty. Slavic Perun is a related god, but not an etymologically precise match. The names Fjörgynn as a name for Odin, and Fjörgyn, mother of Thor, have been proposed as cognates.Finnish Perkele, a name of Ukko, is considered a loan from Baltic. The name surviv

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