Metsaema
nature_spirit forest Estonian mythology single tradition · 2
Metsaema is the mother spirit of the forest in Estonian mythology. The name Metsaema translates to "forest mother" in Estonian (from metsa "forest" and ema "mother").
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When
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- co occurs with
- Medeina, Mielikki, metsaneitsi, metsapiiga, metsapreili, metsahaldjas, Vörsa, Metsaisa, leshy
- cognate of
- Vir'ava
- syncretized with
- Meža mate
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“According to Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, straw puppets dressed alternately as Metsaema (forest mother) and Metsaisa (forest father) were used in metsiku tegemine festivals in the 17th and 18th centuries.”
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