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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.
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Tuonela is best known for its appearance in the Finnish national epic Kalevala, which is a collection of Finnish and Karelian mythology. In the 19th song of Kalevala , Väinämöinen , a shamanistic hero, travels to Tuonela to seek the knowledge of the dead.
The elk is a common image in many Baltic Finnic petroglyphs. [note 1]Baltic Finnic paganism, or Baltic Finnic polytheism was the indigenous religion of the various of the Baltic Finnic peoples, specifically the Finns, Estonians, Võros, Setos, Karelians, Veps, Izhorians, Votes and Livonians, prior to Christianisation.
' Maiden of the Moon ') or just Kuu (Finnish: Moon), is the goddess of the Moon in Finnish mythology. [1] She owns the gold of the Moon, spins golden yarns, and weaves clothes out of them. [2] According to the Kalevala, the daughter of the air Ilmatar allowed a teal to lay its egg on her knee as she floated in the abyss. The egg fell and its ...
In Finnish mythology, Tuoni (Finnish pronunciation:) was the god of Tuonela (the underworld), and darkness personified. He was the husband of Tuonetar. [1] Their children included Kipu-Tyttö, Tuonenpoika, and Loviatar, who were divinities of suffering. [2]
Eastern Finnish folklore is often characterized by its Russian influences, such as the presence of tales about bogatyrs and other Russian folk heroes. Western Finnish folklore, on the other hand, is more closely related to the folklore of Sweden, with tales about trolls, elves, and other creatures from Scandinavian mythology. [5]