Mielikki
Mielikki is the Finnish goddess of the forest. Other related deities are the Lithuanian goddess of the forest and animals, Medeina, and the Finnish goddess of the forest, Mielikki.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Christfried Ganander in 1789 as Tapiotar.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- metsaneitsi, metsapiiga, metsapreili, Metsavana, Metsaaisa, Päivätär, Kuutar, Auringotar, Väinämöinen, Tuometar, Tapiotar, Mehänemäntä, Kavet, Hongatar, Ryöhkötär, Immitär, Ismärätär, Metsaema, Vir'ava, Medeina
- allied with
- Tuometar
- consort of
- Tapio
- syncretized with
- Mieluutar
- cognate of
- Meža mate
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Other related deities are the Lithuanian goddess of the forest and animals, Medeina, and the Finnish goddess of the forest, Mielikki.”
#8546 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In a Ladoga Karelian song, Mielikki under the name Kuitar is asked to bake a fatty and nectariferous cake. In another song, this was misinterpreted as Kuutar baking, and Päivätär is then added to accompany her.”
#16028 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“One song states Mielikki brought up the bear under a spruce and then asks Tuometar and Mielikki to dull the bear's claws and cover its teeth with honey so it wouldn't hurt cattle.”
#27204 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic based on Finnish and Karelian folklore, the hero Lemminkäinen offers her and Tapio prayers, gold and silver so he can catch the Hiisi elk. In another passage, Mielikki is asked to protect cattle grazing in the forest.”
#27439 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001