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Loviatar

deity underworld Finnish single tradition · 4

A Finnish folklore figure with some characteristics similar to Ajatar.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
1500 CE
Attested period
1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Named as one of Tuonetar's children in Finnish mythology.

Relationships

co occurs with
Syöjätär, Päivätär, Kuutar, Kave, Luonnotar trio, Etelätär, Otavatar, Osmotar, Tuoni, Tuonetar, Kipu-Tyttö, Ajatar, Äijo, Louhi
sibling of
Kivutar, Vammatar, Kalma, Kipu-Tyttö, Tuonenpoika
child of
Tuonetar, Tuoni

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. Ajatar
  2. Tuonetar
  3. Kave (Finnish mythology)
  4. Tuoni

Source passages

“Äijo, Louhi, and Loviatar, and Syöjätär—Finnish folklore figures with some similar characteristics.”

#5639 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“She is the mother of Kipu-Tyttö, Kivutar, Vammatar, Kalma, and Loviatar, as well as numerous plagues, diseases, demons, and monsters.”

#13109 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Some North Karelian runic songs also call Loviatar a luonnotar.”

#27226 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Their children included Kipu-Tyttö, Tuonenpoika, and Loviatar, who were divinities of suffering.”

#39351 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001