Tuoni
deity underworld Finnish single tradition · 4
Tuoni is a death deity in Finnish and Estonian mythology. The entity is associated with the realm of the dead and death-related functions.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in 19th-century folklore collections.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Giltinė, Peckols, Peklenc, Veles, Kalman impi, Mana, Tuonetar, Kipu-Tyttö, Mara, Chernobog, Morana
- parent of
- Kalma, Kivutar, Vammatar, Tuonenpoika, Kipu-Tyttö, Loviatar, Louhi
- consort of
- Tuonetar
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Tuoni (Finnish mythology, Estonian mythology)”
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“Other proper names associated with death in Finnish folklore are Tuoni and Mana.”
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“Tuonetar is the wife of Tuoni, with whom she rules over the Underworld Tuonela...the river of Tuoni”
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“In Finnish mythology, Tuoni (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtuo̯ni]) was the god of Tuonela (the world of the dead), and darkness personified. He was the husband of Tuonetar. Their children included Kipu-Tyttö, Tuonenpoika, and Loviatar, who were divinities of suffering.”
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