• pronunciation ▸ LEE-tha
• date ▸ 20-23 june (0° cancer)
  • traditional timing ▸ summer solstice
• alternate name(s) ▸ midsummer
• origin ▸ germanic
• correlated celebrations ▸ juno luna, vestalia
• goddess aspect ▸ mother
• keywords ▸ fertility, health, life, power, virility

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E S

• gender ▸ masculine
• element ▸ fire; water
• colours ▸ yellow, gold, green
• flora ▸ basil, carnation, cedar, chamomile, dragon's blood, fir, honeysuckle, lavender, lemon, lily, mint, mugwort, oak, parsley, peony, rose, sunflower, thyme, vervain
• fauna ▸ bee, butterfly, cattle, horse, robin, snake, wren; fey
• foods ▸ honey, mead, strawberries, sun tea; summer fruits & vegetables
• gemstones ▸ amber, diamond, emerald, jade, tiger's eye
• incense ▸ cedar, lavender, lemon, rose, sage, violet
• deities ▸ ♀ Bast, Brighid, Flora, Fortuna, Freya, Hathor, Hestia, Juno, Vesta ♂ Apollo, the Green Man, Helios, Lugh, the Oak King, Ra, Sol
• activities ▸ bonfires, fireworks, handfasting, marriage