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Mythology:
Suomen muinaismytologia:
to the beginning
sivun alkuun
to the beginning
sivun alkuun
Helping you home
Turvallisesti kotitrantaan
Acrylic and oil, 100x120 1380€
The warmth of the rock
Kiven lämpö
Oil, 100x120 1380
Who's there in my forest?
Kuka kulkee metsässäni
Oil, 80x60 sold
Please, come back to the water
Tulisit jo takaisin veteen
Oil, 70x100 580€
Be careful now, my darling
Varovasti, rakkaani
Oil, 50x60 520€
Oops, you saw me!
Ups, huomasit minut!
Oil, 50x40 440€
Suomalainen muinaistarusto
Ihmisille näitä voimia edustivat mm. metsän jumala Tapio ja hänen puolisonsa Mielikki sekä metsän muu väki kuten keijukaiset, peikot, maahiset, ja metsän neidot, Tellervo ja Sinipiika.
Meren jumala taas oli Ahti ja hänen vaimonsa oli nimeltään Wellamo. Heidän väkeensä kuuluivat mm. Näkki, merenneidot ja –miehet, Iki-Turso, vetehiset ja vesihiidet.
Niinikään vuorilla uskottiin elävän oma kansansa, Vuoren väen,
kuten tietenkin myös kotipiirissä, joiden haltiat olivat nykyäänkin kaikille tuttuja tonttuja. -Tosin niihin uskotaan jossain määrin edelleen, kuten meidän talon kotitonttu Eevertti haluaisi nyt minun tähän kirjoittavan :-)
Ancient Finnish Mythology
Ancient Finns believed strongly in the spirits, gods of nature, -understandable, since they lived so clearly depended on the nature.
The gods were worshipped: prayed for and sacrificed to: food and objects were used to please them and the children were intimidated with them in order to be obedient.
There were different sorts of gods depending on where they were believed to live:
Tapio, the god of the forest and Mielikki, his wife with other creatures of forest: fairys, goblins, elves, the maidens and sons of forest, earth spirits and some magical beasts of pray, like a bear and an elk.
In the sea there lived Ahti and his wife, Wellamo, ruling mermaids and -men, sea monsters, goblins and other creatures and animals of the seas.
Inside the rock and mountains there were believed to live the people of their own.
In the houses and courtyards lived the elves, taking care of family and animals, runnning errods and watching over the safety of the house and family as well...and as we all know they are still believed in some ways...at least in my family ,because we do all know about Eevertti, our own home elf :-)