Published on February 13, 2020
Tapio
Regions of expansion
Russian Federation
Finland
Description
God of forest in Finnish and Karelian mythology. He sends good luck to the hunters. In the forest he left a small offering at the stump - "table of Tapio". In the Karelian-Finnish runes Tapio acted as master of the woodland Tapiola (Metsola) and depicted a gray-bearded old man. His wife was the goddess Myslicki (Mettiki), the mistress of the forest.
Tapio was opposed to the Underworld, the evil spirit of the forest, but sometimes identified with him.
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Tapio in popular culture
Links
- Мифологический словарь/Гл. ред. Мелетинский Е.М. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1990 г.- 672 с.
- Мифы народов мира/под ред. Токарева С. А. - М., Советская энциклопедия, 1992 г. - т.2 - 719 с.
