Metsanneitsyt (forest virgin) In Finnish mythology, a spirit who lures men to make love to her. She is beautiful in front, but her back is hollow, like a tree stump or trough.
Description: Goddess of death and decay, haunted graveyards, snatching the flesh of the dead. In Tuonela, she lived in an invisible country guarded by the flesh-eating monster, Surma. Daughter of Tuoni and Tuonetar. Kalma is a death goddess who lives
Ilmatar (Finnish) In the Finnish epic the Kalevala, Ilmatar was the primal maiden floating upon the primal ocean. Her origin is a mystery. Ilmatar called on the East Wind and was impregnated
Sukusendal In Finnish mythology, a nightmare spirit who has sexual intercourse with people while they sleep, appearing as a person of the opposite sex. Sometimes it replaces rightful children with changelings. To
sampo (prop of life?) In the Finnish epic poem The Kalevala, magic object forged by the smith Ilmarinen for Louhi, the evil mistress of Pohjola, the Northland, as part payment for the
Paiva and Kuu In the Finnish epic poem The Kalevala, the sun and moon. Both Paiva and Kuu attempted to woo the beautiful Kyllikki, the “flower of the islands,” to become the
Marjatta (Mariatta) (berry) In the Finnish epic poem The Kalevala (rune 50), virgin mother of a child who becomes king of Karelia and replaces the culture hero Vainamoinen. Marjatta, who lived in
Maiden of Pohjola : In the Finnish epic poem The Kalevala, elder daughter of Louhi, the evil mistress of Pohjola, the Northland. Louhi promised her daughter, the Maiden of Pohjola, to Vainamoinen,
Lempi (erotic) In Finnish mythology, personification of erotic love; father of the hero Lemminkainen in the Finnish epic poem The Kalevala. In the epic the mythical bay Lemmenlahti (rune 18) is a
Lemminkainen (lover boy) In the Finnish epic poem The Kalevala, handsome hero noted for his romantic and heroic exploits. Lemminkainen’s love life forms a good deal of the narrative in The Kalevala.
Kurra is in the Finnish epic poem The Kalevala (rune 30), companion of the hero Lemminkainen. When Lemminkainen wooed the Maiden of Pohjola, he asked his former comrade-in arms, Kurra, to join
Kalevala, The (the land of heroes) Finnish epic poem compiled by Elias Lönnrot from oral traditions in Karelia, now part of Russia. The first edition contained 12,078 lines, the second, 22,795. The
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