The mythology of the kalevala, with notes on bearworship. Otso, the spirit of bear one of many circumlocutory epithets. Ukko, ahto, and tuoni in finnish mythology correspond roughly with zeus. The most usual finnish word for bear in modern language, karhu, is just one of the many euphemisms, and it means rough fur. Finnish mythology, like that of many other cultures, tells the stories of gods and legendary heroes. Discover the best childrens norse literature in best sellers. The book contains a quaint collection of finnish poems in lyric forms, chiefly. Vainamoinen is playing his zithor, rudolf akerblom, oil 1885 mythology books, world mythology. The kalevala by elias lonnrot, il figlio del dio del tuono by arto paasilinna, pakanuuden aikakausi by julius krohn. This hiisi is so infamous that the finnish translations of tolkiens books. December 2009 in finnish mythology otso, ohto, kontio, metsan kuningas the king of the forest, and mesikammen honeypalm are some of the many rarely uttered circumlocutory epithets for the spirit that was never directly named.
If a bear was killed, a ceremony was held to leave its skull in a sacred clearing with sacrificial gifts. Finnish mythology is the mythology that went with finnish paganism which was practised by the. It has many features shared with estonian and other finnic mythologies, but also shares some similarities with neighbouring baltic, slavic and, to a lesser extent, norse mythologies. Otso, however, does not always keep his pledge, and accordingly the hunters of. Finnish mythology is a commonly applied description of the folklore of finnish paganism, of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the finnish people. The 10 books and series listed below are just the tip of the iceberg. The bear spirit is also a relative, an ethereal forest cousin or brother. Finnish mythology is a commonly applied description of the folklore of finnish paganism. Wikimedia commons has media related to mythology of finland pages in category finnish mythology the following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. Most of the myths date from prechristian times and were passed from. Among the many names of bear otso is probably the original real name, as suggested by the wide spread of the word otso and related words among many of the uralic languages.
He is the rival of the main character, vainamoinen. The otso, or kings of the forests, are bear spirits who are treated as highly intelligent and divine beings. Hades and persephone, greek mythology, ya mythology series, best of the ya greek mythology books, ya books with greek mythology, books with. The basic idea in finnish mythology seems to lie in this. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. In finnish mythology otso, ohto, kontio, metsan kuningas the king of. Finnish mythology myth encyclopedia god, story, tree. Spirit of the bear otso is the spirit of the bear in finnish mythology, the most important, revered, and respected animal of all. Otso news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message. So here are a few books about mythology to get you started.
Finnish mythology and folklore mythical creatures from. Otso is the noble king of the forest and a symbol of strength and courage. Discover the strange mystical creatures from mythology lurking in finlands lakes and. This means that all of you who the book get an extra art print same. Finnish folklore studia fennica folkloristica, virtanen, leea, dubois, thomas on. In finnish mythology otso is the name for the spirit of the bear. Finnish words for mythology include mytologia and jumaltarusto. Tatiana deviatkina, some aspects of mordvin mythology, folklore 17 2001. Diaphanee in finnish mythology otso, ohto, kontio, metsan. The otso, or kings of the forests, are bear spirits who are treated as highly.
1358 649 111 331 918 1143 604 535 352 543 1071 985 1465 1578 1036 791 1290 579 1175 519 1196 164 772 1009 1001 1456 1115 48 894 33 859