Metsavana
nature_spirit forest Estonian mythology single tradition · 2
Metsavana is the old man of the forest and forest father in Estonian mythology. These kinds of deities are normally seen as solitary but are linked in some Russian and Kerelian texts as husband and wife.
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Relationships
- co occurs with
- Metsaaisa, metsahaldjas, Metsaisa, Metsaema, Vir'ava, Medeina, Mielikki, metsaneitsi, metsapiiga, metsapreili, leshy
- consort of
- Metsaema
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Source passages
“Estonian mythology, however, does have both male and female forest spirits, for example Metsavana, the old man of the forest and forest father. These kinds of deities are normally seen as solitary but are linked in some Russian and Kerelian texts as husband and wife.”
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