Ilmarinen
Ilmarinen is a smith in Finnish mythology. He mistook the sting of a hornet (closely associated with Hiisi or Tempo) for honey and used it to harden iron into steel. This poison was indicated as the origin of steel being used as a weapon against other people.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hilahatar, Svarog, Svarozhits-Dazhbog, Indra Vritrahan, Veretragna, Medeina, Žvoruna, Andajus, Nonadievis, Diviriks, Teliavelis, Dievas, Sovijus, Tempo, Hiisi, Syöjätär, Perun, Raróg, Diana, Perkūnas
- syncretized with
- Teliavelis
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The Hornet (or wasp), closely associated with Hiisi (or Tempo) is a key element in the mythic creation of steel from iron - its sting - mistaken for honey by the smith Ilmarinen was used to harden the iron into steel - this poison was indicated as the origin of steel being used as a weapon against other people.”
#8400 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“It is possible that Svarog echoes the mythology of northern Europe: the smith in Norse and Baltic mythology forges weapons for the Thunderer, and as in Finnish mythology, the smith god Ilmarinen is the creator of the Sun, the sky, and many wondrous objects.”
#17462 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Teliavelis has connections with Finnish Ilmarinen.”
#26453 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5