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A haltija (haltia) is a spirit, gnome, or elf-like creature in Finnish mythology that guards, helps, or protects something or somebody. The word is possibly derived from the Gothic haltijar , which referred to the original settler of a homestead—although this is not the only possible etymology.
In Finnish folklore, all places and things, and also human beings, have a haltija (a genius, guardian spirit) of their own. One such haltija is called etiäinen—an image, doppelgänger, or just an impression that goes ahead of a person, doing things the person in question later does. For example, people waiting for someone at home might hear ...
Name meaning Referred to as a valkyrie in Brynhildr "Armor battle" or "bright battle" [6] Skáldskaparmál: Eir "Peace, clemency" [7] or "help, mercy" [8] Nafnaþulur: Geirahöð Connected to the Old Norse words geirr ("spear") and höð ("battle"). [9] Appears in some manuscripts of Grímnismál in place of the valkyrie name Geirölul [9 ...
Haltija – A spirit, gnome, or elf-like creature in Finnish mythology that guards, helps, or protects something or somebody. Harpy – Female creatures with bird wings. Hecatonchires – in Greek mythology, three sons of Uranus being hundred-handed giants with fifty heads. Hobgoblins – Mischievous household spirits.
Huginn and Muninn – pair of ravens associated with the Norse god Odin whose names mean Thought and Memory; Huldufólk (Icelandic/Faroese) – secret mound/rock dwelling elves; Hulder (Scandinavian) – forest spirit; Huli jing – nine-tailed fox spirit; Huma – regenerative fire bird; Humbaba – lion-faced giant
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).
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl , representing Altair and Vega and commemorated by the annual Qixi Festival; Theseus and Ariadne ; Theseus and Hippolyta ; Thetis and Peleus ; Tristan and Iseult ; Troilus and Cressida ; Thoth and Ma’at ; Ulysses and Circe ; Ulysses and Penelope ; Venus and Adonis (Greek - Roman)
The Celtic deities are known from a variety of sources such as written Celtic mythology, ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, religious objects, as well as place and personal names. Celtic deities can belong to two categories: general and local.