Ilmatar, Kalevala
Sunday August 26, 2007
Today is the feast day of the Finnish Ilmatar, Goddess of air and creatrix, mother of the Hero Väinämöinen. The story of Ilmatar is related in the epic Kalevala.
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The Kalevala is a great saga in the tradition of some of the Norse saga material…highly recommended!