Kasaritar
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Kasaritar is the mother of the common lizard in Finnish runic songs, associated with copper. She is said to have made the common lizard, casting its head from copper. When the common lizard has done something bad, Kasaritar is asked to drink the poison into her golden dome and coppery stomach.
When
- First attested
- 1789 CE
- Attested period
- 1789 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First written record by Christfried Ganander in 1789; documented in North Ostrobothnian and Kainuu songs.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Vingas, Vangas, Vangamoinen, Syöjätär
- consort of
- Uparo
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“its mother in runic songs was called Kasaritar, Kasarikki, Kasarikko or Vasketar (kasari 'saucepan', vaski 'copper')”
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