Sampo
Sign in to savethumb|The Theft of the Sampo, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1897 In Finnish mythology, the Sampo () or Sammas () is a magical device or object described in many different ways, constructed by the blacksmith, inventor and originally the sky god Ilmarinen, and which brings riches and good fortune to its holder, akin to the horn of plenty (cornucopia) of Greek mythology. A central myth in Finnish mythology is the idea that the sampo was once in Pohjola but a group of heroes attempt to steal it. Sammas, as something at the center of the world, also exists in Estonian mythology.
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10 sectionsContents
- Interpretation
- In runic songs
- The Sea Beneath the Yard and the Rune of Four Maidens
- The Theft of Sampo
- In the Kalevala
- Similar devices
- Influences
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|The Theft of the Sampo, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1897 In Finnish mythology, the Sampo () or Sammas () is a magical device or object described in many different ways, constructed by the blacksmith, inventor and originally the sky god Ilmarinen, and which brings riches and good fortune to its holder, akin to the horn of plenty (cornucopia) of Greek mythology. A central myth in Finnish mythology is the idea that the sampo was once in Pohjola but a group of heroes attempt to steal it. Sammas, as something at the center of the world, also exists in Estonian mythology.
The Sampo or Sammas has multiple other names in runic songs as well, including Samppu, Samppi and Kirjokansi ().