Bangpūtys

There is no fully attested originary myth in the surviving sources. Modern reconstructions based on very scanty material describe Bangpūtys as a sea-and-storm divinity and a reconstructed father-figure of the four cardinal wind-gods (Rytys, Pietys, Šiaurys, Vakaris). This genealogical role is presented by scholars as part of an interpretive scheme rather than a richly documented traditional narrative.

In scholarly reconstructions drawn from limited sources, Bangpūtys is depicted as a bearded male figure with wings and two faces. Iconographic attributes frequently ascribed to him in these reconstructions include a fish in his left hand, a utensil in his right hand, and a rooster on his head. These visual details derive from modern mythological reconstruction and are not attested from abundant primary textual ritual sources.

Reconstructed attributes ascribe Bangpūtys authority over the sea, storms, and winds; he is presented as having control or influence over stormy conditions and as the reconstructed father-figure of the wind-gods Rytys, Pietys, Šiaurys and Vakaris. Scholarly descriptions characterize him as austere, unrelenting, and very vindictive. A fragmentary episode cited in the sources recounts that when Auštaras (an easterly-wind figure) caused a storm at sea, Bangpūtys attempted to drown him; this story is presented as a recorded fragment or reconstruction rather than a fully preserved myth.