Kuutar
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Kuutar (pronounced [ˈkuːtɑr]; lit. 'Maiden of the Moon') or just Kuu (Finnish: Moon), is the goddess of the Moon in Finnish mythology. [1] She owns the gold of the Moon, spins golden yarns, and weaves clothes out of them.[2] According to the Kalevala, the daughter of the air Ilmatar allowed a teal to lay its egg on her knee as she floated in the abyss. The egg fell and its parts formed the universe: the white of the egg became the Moon, and the yolk the Sun. In Kalevala, young maidens ask Kuutar to give them some of her golden jewellery and clothes.[3] She is described as a great beauty.[4]
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References
- ↑ Sheila Savill, Pears Encyclopaedia of Myths and Legends - Western and Northern Europe, Central and Southern Africa, BCA, 1977, p. 90
- ↑ Pulkkinen, Risto; Lindfors, Stina (2016). Suomalaisen kansanuskon sanakirja. Gaudeamus. ISBN 978-952-495-405-1.
- ↑ Kalevala, Rune IV.
- ↑ Kalevala, Rune IV, XXV, XLI.
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