Finnish Mythology Archive
Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Every year on June 21, a global community comes together to celebrate the summer solstice. These vibrant and enchanting festivals, deeply rooted in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Finland, many unexplored ancient caves hold many secrets. One of them is called Varggrottan, which means Wolf Cave in English. When archaeologists
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Finnish version of Hades, Tuonela was the land of death. It was an underground home or city for all the dead,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Karelian-Finnish mythology, Ukko ('grandfather 'or 'old man') was responsible for weather, lightning, and thunderstorms. He controlled the clouds and the harvest of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The central figure of the Finnish epic 'Kalevala' is Vainamoinen (Väinämöinen), a god of songs and poetry. He is a great bard, sage,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient myths and legends of the Finnish people can be found in the national epic, the ’Kalevala,’ which contains 50 beautifully entwined poems
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Kalevala is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. It's a book full of beautiful stories about heroes, villains, remarkable
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Great power of the glacial melting water and movement of stones created some of the most spectacular potholes often called Giant's Kettles (or Giant's
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lemminkainen is a prominent figure in Finnish mythology. He is a handsome young man, a hero, but also a frivolous, ostentatious character with liking
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