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Milesius
Milesius is the Latinized name commonly used for Míl Espáine, the legendary ancestor of the Gaels in medieval Irish literature. He is not a god or a fully developed hero with an independent cycle of adventures. Instead, …
Maanhaltija
Maanhaltija is a term associated with Finnish folk religion and mythology for a spirit or guardian connected with the earth, land, or a particular place. It is best understood not as the name of one universally defined g…
Sjofn
Sjöfn is a minor goddess in Norse mythology, known primarily from the medieval Icelandic Prose Edda. Her name is usually written Sjöfn in modern editions, although Sjofn is a common English spelling that omits the diacri…
Mongán
Mongán, usually called Mongán mac Fiachnai, is a legendary king of Ulaid in Irish tradition. He is associated with the northern Irish kingdom of the Ulaid, the Otherworld, and the sea-god Manannán mac Lir. Unlike figures…
Tuonela
Tuonela is the realm of the dead in Finnish mythology and in the related Finnish-Karelian poetic tradition. It is often described as a dark and distant land beyond a dangerous river, inhabited by the dead and ruled or pe…
Skadi
Skadi (Old Norse Skaði) is a powerful female figure in Norse mythology, associated with the mountains, winter, hunting and skiing. She is usually described as a jötunn, a member of the supernatural beings often translate…
Mórrígan
Mórrígan is a powerful and enigmatic figure in Irish mythology, especially in stories about war, kingship, prophecy and the fate of communities. Her name is often written Morrígan or Mórrígan, and medieval Irish texts pr…
Marjatta
Marjatta is a maiden in Finnish mythological poetry whose story forms the final major episode of the Kalevala, Finland’s national epic. She is presented as a modest and devout young woman who becomes pregnant after eatin…
Skeggöld
Skeggöld is a Valkyrie in Norse mythology, a female figure associated with battle, the selection of the slain and the god Óðinn’s hall, Valhǫll. Her name appears in the lists of Valkyries preserved in the Poetic Edda and…
Nemain
Nemain is a figure of Irish mythology associated with war, terror and the violent confusion of battle. Her name appears in medieval Irish literature alongside those of Badb, Macha and the Morrígan, although the relations…
Mielikki
Mielikki is a female forest spirit or forest mistress in Finnish and related Karelian tradition. She is especially associated with the care of woodland animals, the success of hunters and the hidden paths of the forest. …