akka
deity earth Karelian single tradition · 3
Akka ('old woman') is a character in Karelian tales that performs helpful roles akin to those from Baba Yaga. The Karelian figure Syöjätär has some aspects of Baba Yaga, but only the negative ones.
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- co occurs with
- Rauni, Röönikkä, Virankannos, Palvanen, Visakanta, Ryönikkä, Maaemä, Maatar, maaisa, maajumal, maavaim, maahaldjas, maan emäntä, akka manteren alainen, Mannutar, Maanhutar, Manutar, Mammotar, Penkeretär, Kunnotar, Muma Pădurii, Perchta, Syöjätär, Ježibaba, Jędza, gorska maika, vasorrú bába, Baba Korizma, Gvozdenzuba, Baba Roga, šumska majka, jaga baba, Pehta, Pehtra baba, kvatrna baba, kvatrnica, Baba Cloanța, Holda, Holle, Chlungeri
- consort of
- Ukko
Mentioned by
- Muma Pădurii
- Perchta
- Syöjätär
- Ježibaba
- Jędza
- gorska maika
- vasorrú bába
- Baba Korizma
- Gvozdenzuba
- Baba Roga
- šumska majka
- jaga baba
- Pehta
- Pehtra baba
- kvatrna baba
- kvatrnica
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Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“The Karelian figure Syöjätär has some aspects of Baba Yaga, but only the negative ones, while in other Karelian tales, helpful roles akin to those from Baba Yaga may be performed by a character called akka ('old woman').”
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