Editing Mahte (section)

===The natural world===
Another set of ''Mahte'' figures relate to the natural world, such as Veju Mate ("The Mother of Winds");<ref>Lurker, Manfred (2004). ''The Routledge dictionary of gods and goddesses, devils and demons''. Routledge. p. 197. {{ISBN|978-04-15340-18-2}}.</ref> ''Meža mate'' ("Mother of the Forest"; counterpart to Lithuanian ''[[Medeina]]''), protectress of wild life;<ref>Lurker, Manfred (2004). ''The Routledge dictionary of gods and goddesses, devils and demons''. Routledge. p. 124. {{ISBN|978-04-15340-18-2}}.</ref> ''Miglas mate'' ("Mother of the Fog") and ''Lietus mate'' ("Mother of Rain").<ref>Doniger, Wendy. ''Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions''. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. 1999. p. 109. {{ISBN|0-87779-044-2}}</ref> Veju Mate (or Veja mate) is said to be the goddess of winds and ruler of the weather.<ref>Lurker, Manfred (2004). ''The Routledge dictionary of gods and goddesses, devils and demons''. Routledge. p. 197. {{ISBN|978-04-15340-18-2}}.</ref>

==== Bodies of water ====
Another group is composed of several water divinities: ''Juras Mate'' ("Mother Ocean",<ref>Mottz, Lotte. ''The Faces of the Goddess''. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1997. p. 78. {{ISBN|0-19-508967-7}}</ref> "Mother of the Seas"<ref>Dixon-Kennedy, Mike (1998). ''Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend''. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 141. {{ISBN|9781576070635}}.</ref> or "Sea-Mother"), a goddess of waters;<ref>Lurker, Manfred (2004). ''The Routledge dictionary of gods and goddesses, devils and demons''. Routledge. p. 96. {{ISBN|978-04-15340-18-2}}.</ref> ''Udens Mate'' ("Mother of Waters"); ''Upes Mahte'' ("Mother of Rivers"), ''Bangu Mate'' ("Mother of Waves"; counterpart to Lithuanian ''[[Bangputys]]'').<ref>Doniger, Wendy. ''Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions''. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. 1999. p. 109. {{ISBN|0-87779-044-2}}</ref> Juras Mate is said to rule the seas as a goddess.<ref>Jones, Prudence; Pennick, Nigel (1995). ''A History of Pagan Europe''. Routledge. p. 174. {{ISBN|978-1-136-14172-0}}.</ref><ref>Dixon-Kennedy, Mike (1998). ''Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend''. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 141. {{ISBN|9781576070635}}.</ref>

Deity Bangu mate is considered to be a recent and more poetical appellation of the Mother of the Water and Mother of the Sea.<ref>Běťáková, Marta Eva; [[Václav Blažek|Blažek, Václav]]. ''Encyklopedie baltské mytologie''. Praha: Libri. 2012. p. 39. {{ISBN|978-80-7277-505-7}}.</ref>