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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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