Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Finnish word for thunder, "ukkonen" (little Ukko) or "ukonilma" (Ukko's weather), is derived from his name. In the Kalevala he is also called "ylijumala" (overgod, Supreme God). He makes all his appearances in myths solely by natural effects. Ukko's origins are probably in Baltic Perkons and the older Finnish sky god Ilmarinen. While Ukko ...
See also Category:Finnish gods. Pages in category "Finnish goddesses" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Baltic Finnic pagans were polytheistic, believing in a number of different deities.Most of the deities ruled over a specific aspect of nature; for instance, Ukko was the god of the sky and thunder (ukkonen and ukonilma ["Ukko's air"] are still used in modern Finnish as terms for thunderstorms).
See also Category:Finnish goddesses. Pages in category "Finnish gods" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Mielikki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmie̯likːi]) is the Finnish goddess of forests and the hunt. She is referred to in various tales as either the wife or the daughter-in-law of Tapio, and the mother of Nyyrikki and Tuulikki. She is said to have played a central role in the creation of the bear.
Abercromby, John (1898). Pre- and Proto-historic Finns.D. Nutt. Herman Hofberg, "Lapparnas Hednatro" Uno Holmberg, "Lapparnas religion" Rafael Karsten, " Samefolkets religion"
Vellamo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋelːɑmo]), also spelled Wellamo, is the goddess of water, lakes and seas in Finnish mythology. Vellamo is said to be tall and beautiful, and is much respected by fishermen, who pray to her for good fishing luck. Vellamo can also control the winds to help sailors, and she controls the storms and waves.
Ukko the sky god, and chief deity in the Finnish pantheon; Akka the goddess of fertility, and wife of Ukko; Ahti, a god of the sea; Tapio, the forest god; Pekko, the god of crops; Nyyrikki, the hunter god; Mielikki, the goddess of forests and the hunt; Ilmarinen, the blacksmith god; Louhi, the goddess of disease