Piru

demonic earth Finnish single tradition · 2

Minor demon from Finnish folklore. Piru is a lesser malevolent spirit or devil figure.

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“Piru (Finnish) – Minor demon”

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“A piru is a fiend or demon in Finnish mythology. The word is inherited from Proto-Finnic *piru* ‘devil, demon’, with cognates in Karelian, Ingrian and Estonian; its ultimate origin is unknown.”

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