Vangas
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Vangas is a figure in Finnish mythology who lied with Vingas to produce Vangamoinen, the lord of snakes and lizards. In some song variants, Vangas is described as Vingas's own mother's child. In another Kainuu song, Vangas swallowed a bubble on the sea that burned her throat, leading to the birth of the common lizard.
When
- First attested
- 1789 CE
- Attested period
- 1789 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First documented by Christfried Ganander in 1789; appears in multiple Kainuu song variants.
Relationships
- parent of
- Vangamoinen
- consort of
- Vingas
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Vingas lied with Vangas, and their son was Vangamoinen, the lord of snakes and lizards”
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