The dictionary of Lithuanian mythology by Jan Karłowicz

The paper refers to the scientific activity of Jan Karłowicz to the study of Lithuanian Language and Culture. However, a new light is shed by "Słowniczek mitologii litewskiej" [The Dictionary of Lithuanian Mythology] found by Maciej Rak in 2017 along with other materials collected in the Archive of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (PAU), as well as the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) in Kraków. The file of the Dictionary of Lithuanian Mythology is the first Polish study of this topic. In this paper, the whole file was presented along with the adequate scientific commentary.

W artykule omówiono działalność naukową Jana Karłowicza nad językiem i kulturą litewską. Nowe światło rzuca jednak "Słowniczek mitologii litewskiej" odnaleziony przez Macieja Raka w 2017 r. wraz z innymi materiałami zgromadzonymi w Archiwum Nauki PAN i PAU w Krakowie. Kartoteka "Słowniczka mitologii litewskiej" to pierwsze polskie opracowanie tego tematu. W artykule zaprezentowano całość kartoteki wraz z odpowiednim komentarzem naukowym.