Päivätär
deity sky Finnish single tradition · 5
Päivätär is a sun goddess in Finnish mythology.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Finnish Karelian runic songs.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ka Sgni, Ka Sgni, Auringotar, Väinämöinen, Kavet, Beiwe, Bila, Wala, Bisal-Mariamma, Bomong, Pattini, Wurusemu, Tafukt, Shapash, Magec, Unelanuhi, Oüa Chill, Siqiniq, He'-koo-lās, Uwahci∙ł, Kuuttaren tytär, Kave, Kuumet, Kuutar, Luonnotar trio, Etelätär, Otavatar, Osmotar, Mielikki, Ilmatar, Aten, Chaxiraxi, Ra, Sekhmet, Hathor, Amaterasu, Saulė, Loviatar
- sibling of
- Kuutar
- syncretized with
- Virgin Mary
- allied with
- Kuutar
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“Finns (Päivätär, Beiwe)”
#15358 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Kalevala, young maidens ask Päivätär to give them some of her silver jewellery and clothes. She is described as a great beauty.”
#16030 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In runic songs, she appears alongside Päivätär in incantations asking her to tell her children, wasps, not to sting. In runic songs from Kainuu, her name varies from Kuuto and Kater to Laatter, losing the original kuu 'moon' meaning in favour of poetic alliteration (e.g. Laatter lapsijasi).”
#18796 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Some goddesses included within this group are Etelätär, Kuutar, Otavatar and Päivätär.”
#27224 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001