Tapio (spirit)
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tapio-spirit-171-5514679
title:
Tapio (spirit)
text:
Tapio is a Finnish forest spirit or god in Finnish mythology. Hunters prayed to him before a hunt. His wife is the goddess of the forest, Mielikki. He is the father of Annikki, Tellervo, Nyyrikki, and Tuulikki. Fitting the Green Man archetype, Tapio has a beard of lichen and eyebrows of moss. Mikael Agricola mentions Tapio as a Tavastian god in the prologue to his Finnish translation of the Book of Psalms, Dauidin Psalttari. He lends his name, in the form of Tapiola, to:
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encyclopedia
description:
Finnish god of forest and pray a.k.a the king of the forests
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapio_(spirit)
date created:
2008-03-04T09:20:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T04:44:16Z
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