Birutė was the second wife of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and mother of Vytautas the Great. There is very little known about Birutė's life, but after her death a cult worshiping her developed among Lithuanians, especially in Samogitia.
A bronze sculpture of Birutė near her presumed grave
A grotto at the bottom of Birutė Hill, designed by Édouard André