Published on February 13, 2020
Iku-Turso
- Eternal Thurso
- Tursas
- Thurso
- Turisas
- Iku-Turilas
- Meri-Tursas
Regions of expansion
Russian Federation
Finland
Description
Iku-Turso (Iku-Tursas, Meritursas, Tursas, Turisas) is a sea monster from Finnish mythology.
His appearance remains unclear, but he is described with several epithets:
- partalainen (the one who lives on the edge, or alternatively, bearded)
- Tuonen härkä (vol Tuoni, Death)
- tuhatpää (thousand - headed )
- tuhatsarvi (thousand-horned)
It was sometimes said that he lived in Pohjola, but this may be because Pohjola was often perceived as the home of all evil.
