Maaemä
deity earth Finnish mythology single tradition · 2
Maaemä is Ukko's earth mother wife in Finnish mythology. Theories suggest Rauni could be another name for Ukko, the name of Ukko's thunder goddess wife, the name of Ukko's earth mother wife Maaemä, or a separate fertility deity influenced by Norse Freyr.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1551 CE
- Attested period
- 1551 – 1901
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Mikael Agricola.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Virankannos, Maatar, Earth Gods, earth deities, Pikne, maaisa, maajumal, maavaim, maahaldjas, maan emäntä, akka manteren alainen, Mannutar, Maanhutar, Manutar, Mammotar, Penkeretär, Kunnotar, Freyr, Rauni, Röönikkä, akka
- consort of
- Ukko
- served by
- Sampsa Pellervoinen
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Theories range from Rauni being another name of Ukko, name of Ukko's thunder goddess wife, name of Ukko's earth mother wife Maaemä, or being a name of an entirely separate fertility deity influenced by Norse Freyr”
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“In Finnish, she is referred to with various terms, such as Maaemä/Maaemo 'earth mother' or Maan emonen 'little mother of earth'.”
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