Mielikki
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Mielikki () is the Finnish goddess of forests and the hunt. She is usually called (), though the epithet () also exists. As the mistress, she is seen as the wife of Tapio and the mother of Tuulikki, Tellervo and Nyyrikki.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mielikki is referenced by 86 other articles, and connects out to Forgotten Realms, Tapio and Louhi.
Vinony files it under Characters in the Kalevala, Finnish goddesses and Hunting goddesses.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Deity.other_names
- Central Finland: Siilikki, SiivikkiForest Finns: AnnikkaKainuu: Annikki, Menninki, Mielis-neiti, Mikikki, Mitikkä, TapioKarelia: Annikka, Annikki, Annukk', Himmerkki, Huijutar, Kuitar, Kuiter, Kuitio, Kuuriitar, Lemmitär, Malitar, Mesitär, Metikki, Metsätär, Meččätär, Meziter, Mielikko, Mielotar, Mieluneito, Mieluutar, Mierotar, Miiriitar, Mikitär, Mimerkki, Nylgysä, Nylkys, Nyrkiö, Nyrkkiö, Nyrkytär, Simanter, Tapio, Tapiotar, TarkotinLapland: AnnikkaOstrobothnia: Annukka, Höytöri, Mieli, Mielis-neiti, Mieluneiti, Mielus, Tapiotar, TinattiSavo: Annikka, Himmerkki, Hyyperö, Hyypiö, Metikki, Mielu, Mielus, Mielutar, Muurutar, Tapio, Tapiotar, Tuuvikki, VarvutarTavastia: Tapio
- Deity.offspring
- TellervoTuulikkiNyyrikki
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Finns, Karelians
- Deity.equivalent1_type
- Estonian
- Deity.equivalent1
- Metsaema
- Deity.equivalent2_type
- Livonian
- Deity.equivalent2
- Mõtsa-jema
- Deity.equivalent3_type
- Erzyan
- Deity.equivalent3
- Viŕ-ava
- Deity.type
- Finnish
- Deity.name
- Mielikki
- Deity.deity_of
- Mistress of the Forest
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- Name
- In tradition
- In the Kalevala
- Epithets
- In contemporary culture
- External links
- References
Mielikki () is the Finnish goddess of forests and the hunt. She is usually called (), though the epithet () also exists. As the mistress, she is seen as the wife of Tapio and the mother of Tuulikki, Tellervo and Nyyrikki.
She was more important and prayed to more often than her husband Tapio. "Tapio" also appears as a name of Mielikki, and the feminized form "Tapiotar" appears as a name of Mielikki as well as Tuometar and Hongatar, both sometimes called Tapio's daughter.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mielikki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.