Uksáhkká
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Uksáhkká (also Uksakka, Oksaahka lit. 'door woman') is a goddess in Sámi shamanism related to childbirth. She is one of the daughters of Máttaráhkká along with Sáráhkká and Juoksáhkká and lived in the ground under the goahti, below the door specifically. She protected people when they stepped in or out of the goahti.
When
- Historical notes
- Equated with Virgin Mary due to Christian influence.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Sáráhkká, Juoksáhkká
- syncretized with
- Virgin Mary
- child of
- Máttaráhkká
- allied with
- Jiukom-akka
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Uksáhkká (also Uksakka, Oksaahka lit. 'door woman') is a goddess in Sámi shamanism related to childbirth. She is one of the daughters of Máttaráhkká along with Sáráhkká and Juoksáhkká and lived in the ground under the goahti, below the door specifically”
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