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God name "Ahti (or Ahto)" | Finland | God of the depths, giver of fish. |
God name "Akras" | Finland | The god of fertility and the protector of plants, especially the turnip. |
Goddess name "Avfruvva" | Finland | Mermaid goddess of Finland |
God name "Egres/ Akras Karelian" | Finland | A fertility god in charge of the the turnip crop |
God name "Hiisi Karelin" | Finland | A pre-Christian tree god that of course was demoted to mean devil, but in the eight minor sense |
God name "Ibmel" | Finland | A sky god and a general name for various gods. Finland |
God name "Iku-Turso" | Finland | A malevolent sea monster and a god of war. Finland |
God name "Ilma" | Finland | God of air. Symbolizes element of Air, the element of wind. Finland |
Goddess name "Ilmatar" | Finland | The virgin goddess of the air. She is portrayed as androgynous with both male and female aspects, though she is primarily female. Despite her virginity, she was the mother of Vainamoinen, the god of music, Lemminkainen, god of magic, and Ilmarinen, the god of smithing. Finland |
Supreme god name "Jumala" | Finland | A generic name for a major deity. Originally the name given by the Finns to the sky, the sky-god, and the supreme god. Later taivas and Ukko were used as the names for the sky and the sky-god. The word means god and was later used for the Christian God. The origin of the word is unknown some possible explanations are derivation from Jomali, the supreme deity of the Permians and origination from the Estonian word jume. |
God name "Kave" | Finland | Ancient god of sky, later the deity of the lunar cycle. Father of Väinämöinen. Also Kaleva. |
God name "Kuu" | Finland | God of moon. |
Goddess name "Mielikki" | Finland | wife of Tapio, the goddess of the Forest. |
God name "Nyyrikki" | Finland | The god of hunting, son of Tapio. |
God name "Pajonn" | Finland | God of thunder known as the one who dwells in the heaven. Finland |
God name "Pekko (or Pellon Pekko)" | Finland | The god of crops, especially barley and brewing. |
God name "Pellervo (or Sampsa Pellervoinen)" | Finland | The god of harvest. |
God name "Perkele" | Finland | The devil. Originally Perkele was not the devil but a god of thunder and can be seen as an earlier form of Ukko. Related to Baltic Perkunas and Norse Thor. |
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