Ilmatar
Ilmatar is a Finnish air spirit who is the sister of Ajatar. In Marva Dasef's Midnight Oil, she confronts her evil forest elemental sister Ajatar in a battle in the skies, taking the form of a white roc. The dispute between the sisters is over a man.
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When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in modern fantasy fiction as Ajatar's sister; traditional Finnish mythology figure reinterpreted.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Ajatar
- manifests as
- white roc
- parent of
- Väinämöinen
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“describes a confrontation between the evil forest elemental, Ajatar, and her air spirit sister, Ilmatar. Ajatar takes dragon form and Ilmatar that of a white roc in a battle in the skies”
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“the air Ilmatar allowed a teal to lay its egg on her knee as she floated in the abyss.”
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“According to the Kalevala, the daughter of the air Ilmatar allowed a teal to lay its egg on her knee as she floated in the abyss.”
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“Ilmatar is an album by the Finnish band Värttinä, released in 2000. Its theme was inspired by the goddess's origin-story in the Kalevala and similar Finnish folk-lore and magic. The Main Belt asteroid 385 Ilmatar is named after the goddess.”
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