#nordic mythology
Odin and sleipnir
Mielikki, is the finnish female forest spirit or goddess. She is the wife of Tapio and she takes care of the woods and the animals living in it. Hunters used to beg good hunting luck from Mielikki. Also the ones who want to pick up berries and mushroom should ask for her permission.
180cm x 120cm, Charcoal by Linda Piekäinen
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They say in the Nordic mythology you need to thank the Forest before you go hunt or cut down a tree. You wouldn’t like to wake up this Jötunn.
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This is a Finnish symbol for the God of the weather, harvest and thunder, his name is Ukko. The symbol has several names; Ukonvaaja,UkonkirvesandUkonvasara. The translation in english is the Axe of Ukko.
Many people mistake this to be Mjölner (Thor’s hammer), even most of the Finns call this symbol Thor’s hammer when they see it. I want to spread the knowledge, so that more people would notice that the old beliefs in Scandinavia are completely different from the ones in Finland. They have similarities, but we both have our own traditions, mythologies and creatures.
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Vellamo, she is the water goddess in the Finnish old mythology. She’s the one who creates the waves in the seas, and brought the good sailing weather.
by Linda Piekäinen (Link on art page Facebook)
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Art about the nature, old tales and mythologies from the North, by a Finnish artist Linda Piekäinen.
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“I’m going to tell you a story with a joke at the end.
"This happened a long long time ago when the gods were little like me. Loki was a little baby. He wanted to go outside but they told him, ‘no you are a baby.’ He said it was too hot inside, and they said it was too cold to go out.
"He went out anyway and they said 'come inside it’s too cold for babies,’ but he just climbed a tree and they couldn’t reach him. And he swung around from tree to tree like a macaque until he was all nice and cooled off, then he slid down the tree.
"When he gets to the bottom his hands are all full of sap and splinters. So he pulled them all out and put them in the fire, and it made a smell like your smoky stuff, Mama. They opened the window and it wasn’t so hot inside anymore. The end.”
“And what’s the joke, sweetie?”
“Oh! Why did the chicken go to the underworld?”
“Why?”
“TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE!”
(original tale from my kid who is four and apparently knows a secret story about Loki as a child inventing incense. Also that joke slaps.)
Daughter of the sea
