Lappish Mythology

Aijeke

Aijeke

Aijeke In Lapland mythology, a wooden god worshipped as late as the 17th century, even though the country was nominally ...
Aino

Aino

Aino (peerless, splendid) In the Finnish epic poem The Kalevala (runes 3–5), a Lapp maiden who was to marry the ...
Kied Kie Jubmel

Kied Kie Jubmel

Kied Kie Jubmel In Lapland mythology, a stone god worshipped as late as the 17th century. The images of stone ...
Leib-olmai

Leib-olmai

Leib-olmai In Lapland mythology, bear spirit worshipped by the Scandinavian Lapps. Leibolmai protected the bear, who was a holy animal, ...

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