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Other myths say that Perkūnas and one [[Laumė]] (or [[Vaiva]] ([[rainbow]]) in some other accounts) were supposed to get married on Thursday, but the bride was kidnapped by [[velnias]] (devil) and Perkūnas hunts velnias ever since.
Some myths mention four sons of Perkūnas, who, apparently, is connected with the four seasons or with the four directions of the world (east, west, south and north). Sometimes there are seven (in connection to seven days of the week?) or nine Perkūnai referred to as brothers. It is said in Lithuanian ''"Perkūnų yra daug"'' ("there are many thunders").
In some myths Perkūnas expels his wife (and in some cases his children too) and remains in the sky by himself. Some myths offer a very different story: Dievas lifts Perkūnas from the earth into the sky. Perkūnas has stones in the sky (which rumble during storms) - the [[motive]] connected to [[Indo-European mythology]]. Perkūnas dwells on high hills or mountains: compare Lithuanian [[toponymy]] of Perkūnkalnis, "mountain of Perkūnas", or Griausmo kalnas, "mountain of rumble."
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