Rauni
Rauni is a being in Finnish mythology. Theories suggest Rauni could be another name for Ukko, the name of Ukko's thunder goddess wife, the name of Ukko's earth mother wife Maaemä, or a separate fertility deity influenced by Norse Freyr. Ryönikkä is mentioned alongside Rauni.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1551 CE
- Attested period
- 1551 – 1551
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Mikael Agricola.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Maaemä, Virankannos, Palvanen, Visakanta, Ryönikkä, Manteren akka, Máttaráhkká, Freyr, akka
- consort of
- Ukko
- syncretized with
- Maan-Emonen
- allied with
- Röönikkä
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Unto Salo agreed with Haavio on that Rauni was the epithet of Ukko himself, not his wife, but that it still meant the thunder god Ukko instead of a separate fertility god. He suggested the name Rauni could be a corruption of Latin and Greek made by Agricola to connect Ukko to Zeus Keraunios”
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“Thus, he equated Maan-Emonen with Rauni, an unclear name mentioned by Mikael Agricola in 1551. It is not clear whether the name Rauni refers to Ukko himself, Ukko's wife, or a whole separate fertility-related deity based on Freyr (such as Virankannos). Ganander's statement on the marriage of Ukko and Maaemä is an assumption fully based on the fact that”
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