Kalevala & Karelian & Finnish mythology

The Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish and Karelian folklore and mythology.
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Aino becoming a salmon by MartaNael on DeviantArt
Aino becoming a salmon by MartaNael on DeviantArt
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sielulintu by LaChauveSourisDoree on DeviantArt
Sielulintu: Finnish mythological bird who protects one's soul while being asleep.
an image of a green swirl in the sky above a cabin at night with snow on the ground
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a painting of two women in blue dresses sitting next to each other on a hill
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Siinä itki impi illan, kaikerteli kaiken yötä rannalla vesikivellä, laajalla lahen perällä. Aamulla ani varahin katsoi tuonne niemen päähä...
Loviatar is a blind daughter of Tuoni, the God of Death in Finnish mythology. She was said to be the worst of them all. She was impregnated by wind and gave birth to nine sons, the Nine Diseases. Mythology Gods And Goddesses, Folklore Fashion, Sasha Pivovarova, Gods Goddesses, Kitenge, Fashion Costume, Paul Gaultier, Pics Art, Gods And Goddesses
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Loviatar is a blind daughter of Tuoni, the God of Death in Finnish mythology. She was said to be the worst of them all. She was impregnated by wind and gave birth to nine sons, the Nine Diseases.
an aerial view of a lake in the middle of a forest with lots of trees
Suomilampi, Lappi (Finlandpond, Lapland)
two white horses are swimming in the ocean
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Luonnotar _ Finnish. She is the Daughter of Nature, made fertile by the sea. She creates the islands and land from the waves.
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TAPIO [noun] an East Finnish forest spirit or god, who figured prominently in the Kalevala. Hunters prayed to him before a hunt. His wife is the goddess of the forest, Mielikki. He was the father of Annikki, Tellervo, Nyyrikki (the god of hunting), and Tuulikki. Fitting the Green Man archetype, Tapio is often depicted with a beard of lichen and eyebrows of moss.
a sign with an image of a woman in the center and words above it that read, all travelers of the water are examined by the goddesss
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himmeli, traditional Finnish Christmas decorations, were originally made to promote a good harvest: The bigger and more complex these rye straw decorations were, the better the crop would be.
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Kuu (or Kun) was a Moon Goddess in Finnish mythology. 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 parts formed the universe: the white of the egg became the moon.
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In Finnish mythology it was said the Queen of the underworld rode the white stag..bringing its hunters to their unfateful doom.
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A misty swamp. According to the Finnish mythology, it's sometimes possible to see ghost lights in the swamp. Those lights reveal the location of a treasure that is protected by a spirit, "haltija", called aarni. The light, among the folklore, is caused by a fire that aarni uses when he cleans the treasure.
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