Ahti (ach´-tee). Another name for Lemminkainen. Ahto (ach´-to). God of the sea. Ainikki (aË´nik-kee). Sister of Lemminkainen. Aino (aË´no). Sister of Youkahainen. Annikki (an´-nik-kee). Sister of Ilmarinen. Hisi (hee´-see). Evil spirit; also called Lempo. Iku Turso (ee´-koo-tur´-so). A sea-monster. Ilmarinen (il´-ma-ree´-nen). The famous smith. Ilmatar (il´-ma-tar). A daughter of the ether, mother of Wainamoinen. Imatra (ee´-ma-tra). Celebrated waterfall on the river Wuoksi, near Viborg. Kalerwoinen (kal´-er-woi´-nen) (or Kalervo). Father of Kullervo. Kalevala (ka´-lay-va´-la). The land of heroes. The home of the Finns. The name of the Finnish epic poem. Karjala (kar´-ya-la). The home of a Finnish tribe—a portion of Finland (called also Karelen in Swedish). p. xiv Kullervo (kul´-ler-vo). Slayer of the Rainbow-maiden. Kura (ku´-ra). Ahti's companion to the Northland. Lakko (lak´-ko). Ilmarinen's mother. Lemminkainen (lem´-min-kaË´-nen). Also called Ahti. Son of Lempo. Lempo (lem´-po). Same as Hisi; also the father of Lemminkainen. Louhi (loo´-chee). Mistress of Pohjola. Lowjatar (low´-ya-tar). Tuoni's daughter; mother of the nine diseases. Lylikki (ly´-lik-kee). Maker of snow-shoes in Pohjola. Mana (ma´-na). Also called Tuoni; god of death. Manala (ma´-na-la). Also called Tuonela; the abode of Mana; the Deathland. Mariatta (Mar´-iat´-ta). The virgin mother of Wainamoinen's conqueror. Mielikki (meay´-lik-kee). The forest-goddess. Osmotar (os´-mo-tar). The wise maiden who first made beer. Otso (ot´-so). The bear. Piltti (pilt´-tee). Mariatta's maid-servant. Pohjola (poch´-yo-la). The Northland. Ruotus (ru-o´-tus). A man who gives Mariatta shelter in his stable. Sampo (sam´-po). The magic mill forged by Ilmarinen, which brought wealth and happiness to its possessor. Suonetar (swo´-ne-tar). The goddess of the veins. Suoyatar (swo´-ya-tar). The mother of the serpent. Tapio (ta´-pe-o). The forest-god. p. xv Tuonela (tuo´-nay-la). The abode of Tuoni; the Deathland; Manala. Tuonetar (tuo´-nay-tar). The goddess of Tuonela. Tuoni (tuo´-nee). The god of the Deathland; Mana. Ukko (uk´-k(o). The greatest god of the Finns. Untamo (un´-ta-mo). Kalervo's brother. Wainamoinen (waË´-na-moy´-nen). The chief hero of the Kalevala; son of KapÉ. Wipunen (wi´-pu-nen). The dead magician from whom Wainamoinen obtained the three lost words. Wirokannas (wee´-ro-kan´-nas). The priest who baptized Mariatta's son. Wuoksi (wuok´-see). A river in South-Eastern Finland, connecting Lakes Saima and Ladoga. Youkahainen (yoo´-ka-chaË´-nen). A great minstrel and magician of Pohjola. |