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View Name: Väinämöinen


VÄINÄMÖINEN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Finnish Mythology

Derived from Finnish väinä "wide and slow-flowing river". In Finnish mythology Väinämöinen was a wise old magician, the son of the primal goddess Ilmatar. He is the hero of the Finnish epic the 'Kalevala'.


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