Ahti(āch´-tee). Another name for Lemminkainen.
Ahto(āch´-to). God of the sea.
Ainikki(āë´nik-kĕe). Sister of Lemminkainen.
Aino(āë´no). Sister of Youkahainen.
Annikki(an´-nĭk-kee). Sister of Ilmarinen.
Hisi(hee´-see). Evil spirit; also called Lempo.
Iku Turso(ee´-koo-tūr´-so). A sea-monster.
Ilmarinen(il´-mā-ree´-nĕn). The famous smith.
Ilmatar(il´-mă-tar). A daughter of the ether, mother of Wainamoinen.
Imatra(ee´-mā-tră). Celebrated waterfall on the riverWuoksi, near Viborg.
Kalerwoinen(kal´-er-woi´-nĕn) (orKalervo). Father of Kullervo.
Kalevala(kā´-lay-vā´-lā). The land of heroes. The home of the Finns. The name of the Finnish epic poem.
Karjala(kar´-yā-lā). The home of a Finnish tribe—a portion of Finland (called alsoKarelenin Swedish).
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Kullervo(kŭl´-ler-vō). Slayer of the Rainbow-maiden.
Kura(kū´-ra). Ahti's companion to the Northland.
Lakko(lāk´-ko). Ilmarinen's mother.
Lemminkainen(lĕm´-min-kāë´-nēn). Also calledAhti. Son ofLempo.
Lempo(lĕm´-po). Same asHisi; also the father of Lemminkainen.
Louhi(loo´-chee). Mistress of Pohjola.
Lowjatar(low´-yā-tar). Tuoni's daughter; mother of the nine diseases.
Lylikki(ly´-lĭk-kee). Maker ofsnow-shoesin Pohjola.
Mana(mā´-nā). Also called Tuoni; god of death.
Manala(mā´-nā-lā). Also called Tuonela; the abode of Mana; the Deathland.
Mariatta(Mar´-ĭat´-tă). The virgin mother of Wainamoinen's conqueror.
Mielikki(meay´-lĭk-kee). The forest-goddess.
Osmotar(os´-mō-tar). The wise maiden who first made beer.
Otso(ot´-sō). The bear.
Piltti(pilt´-tee). Mariatta's maid-servant.
Pohjola(pōch´-yō-lā). The Northland.
Ruotus(rū-ō´-tŭs). A man who gives Mariatta shelter in his stable.
Sampo(sām´-pō). The magic mill forged by Ilmarinen, which brought wealth and happiness to its possessor.
Suonetar(swō´-nĕ-tăr). The goddess of the veins.
Suoyatar(swō´-yă-tăr). The mother of the serpent.
Tapio(ta´-pĕ-ō). The forest-god.
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Tuonela(tuo´-nay-la). The abode of Tuoni; the Deathland; Manala.
Tuonetar(tuo´-nay-tar). The goddess of Tuonela.
Tuoni(tuo´-nee). The god of the Deathland; Mana.
Ukko(ūk´-k(ō). The greatest god of the Finns.
Untamo(ūn´-tā-mō). Kalervo's brother.
Wainamoinen(wāë´-nā-moy´-nĕn). The chief hero of the Kalevala; son of Kapé.
Wipunen(wĭ´-pū-nen). The dead magician from whom Wainamoinen obtained the three lost words.
Wirokannas(wee´-rō-kan´-năs). The priest who baptized Mariatta's son.
Wuoksi(wūōk´-see). A river in South-Eastern Finland, connecting Lakes Saima and Ladoga.
Youkahainen(yoo´-ka-chāë´-nĕn). A great minstrel and magician of Pohjola.
Remarks.—The Finnishhispronouncedas a guttural; nearly as Ger.chinich. This is represented bychin the above list.
Every vowel should be pronounced by itself—not run together so as to make a totally different resultant sound,e.g.Ainoshould be pronounced notī-nō, butā´-ee-nō, theāandeebeing close together, with the greatest stress upon theā, etc.
icorresponds to Englishyinyear.