Finnish mythology commonly refers of the folklore of Finnish paganism, of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the Finnish people. It has many shared features with Estonian and other Finnic mythologies, but also with neighbouring Baltic, Slavic and, to a lesser extent, Norse mythologies.
Finnish mythology survived within an oral tradition of mythical poem-singing and folklore well into the 19th century.
Of the animals, the most sacred was the bear, whose real name was never uttered out loud, which was thought to be unfavorable to the hunt. The bear ("karhu" in Finnish) was seen as the embodiment of the forefathers, and for this reason it was called by many circumlocutions: mesikämmen ("mead-paw"), otso ("browed one"), kontio ("dweller of the land"), metsän kultaomena ("the golden apple of the forest"). It was not strictly seen as a god.
Finnishmythology commonly refers of the folklore of Finnish paganism, of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the Finnish people...
A hunting deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with the hunting of animals and the skills and equipment involved. They are a common feature...
A dictionary of African mythology: the mythmaker as storyteller. Oxford University Press. The Kalevala: Epic of the Finnish people. Translated by Friberg...
Finnish influences on Tolkien include both the Finnish language, which he especially liked, and the epic poem Kalevala, a 19th century compilation of Finnish...
of the Sun and ruler of the heavens Guaraci, god of the Sun (Guarani mythology) Meri, folk hero and god of the Sun Inti, god of the Sun and patron deity...
Louhi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlou̯hi]) is a wicked queen of the land known as Pohjola in Finnishmythology and a villain of the Kalevala. As many mythological...
Semiramis Ara acts as a deity of a dying and resurrecting nature Aralez (mythology) Aralezner, the oldest gods in the Armenian pantheon, Aralez are dog-like...
are many different Earth goddesses and gods in many different cultures mythology. However, Earth is usually portrayed as a goddess. Earth goddesses are...
Tuonela (Finnish: [ˈtuo̯nelɑ]; lit. 'Tuoni's abode') is the realm of the dead or the Underworld in Finnishmythology. Tuonela, Tuoni (pronounced [ˈtuo̯ni])...
(from the legends and folk songs), Finnishmythology (from Ganander's "Mythologia Fennica") and classical Greek mythology. Matthias Johann Eisen was another...
Finnic mythologies are the mythologies of the various Finnic peoples: Finnishmythology Estonian mythology Komi mythology Mari mythology Sámi shamanism...
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Louhiatar, Louhi) is a blind daughter of Tuoni, the god of death in Finnishmythology and his spouse Tuonetar, the queen of the underworld. Loviatar is...
In Finnishmythology, the Sampo (pronounced [ˈsɑmpo]) is a magical device or object described in many different ways that was constructed by the blacksmith...
Finnish Goddess of Death (Finnishmythology)". godchecker.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018. "TUONI - the Finnish God of the Underworld (Finnishmythology)"...
force. Finnish given names are often of Christian origin (e.g., Jukka from Greek Johannes), but Finnish and Swedish origins are also common. In Finnish, the...
Mythologia Fennica (lit. 'FinnishMythology') is a 1789 book on Finnishmythology written in Swedish by Kristfrid Ganander, a Finnish priest. Mythologia Fennica...
(Finnish: [ˈukːo]), Äijä [ˈæi̯jæ] or Äijö [ˈæi̯jø] (Finnish for 'male grandparent', 'grandfather', 'old man'), parallel to Uku in Estonian mythology,...
Modern Finnish paganism, also known as Finnish neopaganism or the Finnish native faith (Finnish: Suomenusko: "Finnish Belief / Belief of Finland"), is...
Classical myths, but also material now associated with Norse mythology, Finnishmythology, and so forth. Western theories were also partly driven by Europeans'...
A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or discovery....
In Finnishmythology, Tuoni (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtuo̯ni]) was the god of Tuonela (the underworld), and darkness personified. He was the husband of...
Series: Mythology, Anatomy, and Practice. New World Library. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-57731-987-0. Yang, Lihui; et al. (2005). Handbook of Chinese Mythology. New...
(Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlempo]) is a sort of fiend from Finnish folklore and mythology. Lempo is the god of love and fertility in Finnishmythology....
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