Ahti (āch´-tee). Another name for Lemminkainen.
Ahto (āch´-to). God of the sea.
Ainikki (āë´nik-kĕe). Sister of Lemminkainen.
Aino (āë´no). Sister of Youkahainen.
Annikki (an´-nĭk-kee). Sister of Ilmarinen.
Hisi (hee´-see). Evil spirit; also called Lempo.
Iku Turso (ee´-koo-tūr´-so). A sea-monster.
Ilmarinen (il´-mā-ree´-nĕn). The famous smith.
Ilmatar (il´-mă-tar). A daughter of the ether, mother of Wainamoinen.
Imatra (ee´-mā-tră). Celebrated waterfall on the river Wuoksi, near Viborg.
Kalerwoinen (kal´-er-woi´-nĕn) (or Kalervo). Father of Kullervo.
Kalevala (kā´-lay-vā´-lā). The land of heroes. The home of the Finns. The name of the Finnish epic poem.
Karjala (kar´-yā-lā). The home of a Finnish tribe--a portion of Finland (called also Karelen in Swedish).
Kullervo (kŭl´-ler-vō). Slayer of the Rainbow-maiden.
Kura (kū´-ra). Ahti's companion to the Northland.
Lakko (lāk´-ko). Ilmarinen's mother.
Lemminkainen (lĕm´-min-kāë´-nēn). Also called Ahti. Son of Lempo.
Lempo (lĕm´-po). Same as Hisi; also the father of Lemminkainen.
Louhi (loo´-chee). Mistress of Pohjola.
Lowjatar (low´-yā-tar). Tuoni's daughter; mother of the nine diseases.
Lylikki (ly´-lĭk-kee). Maker of snow-shoes in Pohjola.
Mana (mā´-nā). Also called Tuoni; god of death.
Manala (mā´-nā-lā). Also called Tuonela; the abode of Mana; the Deathland.
Mariatta (Mar´-ĭat´-tă). The virgin mother of Wainamoinen's conqueror.
Mielikki (meay´-lĭk-kee). The forest-goddess.
Osmotar (os´-mō-tar). The wise maiden who first made beer.
Otso (ot´-sō). The bear.
Piltti (pilt´-tee). Mariatta's maid-servant.
Pohjola (pōch´-yō-lā). The Northland.
Ruotus (rū-ō´-tŭs). A man who gives Mariatta shelter in his stable.
Sampo (sām´-pō). The magic mill forged by Ilmarinen, which brought wealth and happiness to its possessor.
Suonetar (swō´-nĕ-tăr). The goddess of the veins.
Suoyatar (swō´-yă-tăr). The mother of the serpent.
Tapio (ta´-pĕ-ō). The forest-god.
Tuonela (tuo´-nay-la). The abode of Tuoni; the Deathland; Manala.
Tuonetar (tuo´-nay-tar). The goddess of Tuonela.
Tuoni (tuo´-nee). The god of the Deathland; Mana.
Ukko (ūk´-k(ō). The greatest god of the Finns.
Untamo (ūn´-tā-mō). Kalervo's brother.
Wainamoinen (wāë´-nā-moy´-nĕn). The chief hero of the Kalevala; son of Kapé.
Wipunen (wĭ´-pū-nen). The dead magician from whom Wainamoinen obtained the three lost words.
Wirokannas (wee´-rō-kan´-năs). The priest who baptized Mariatta's son.
Wuoksi (wūōk´-see). A river in South-Eastern Finland, connecting Lakes Saima and Ladoga.
Youkahainen (yoo´-ka-chāë´-nĕn). A great minstrel and magician of Pohjola.
REMARKS.--The Finnish h is pronounced as a guttural; nearly as Ger. ch in ich. This is represented by ch in the above list.
Every vowel should be pronounced by itself--not run together so as to make a totally different resultant sound, e.g. Aino should be pronounced not ī-nō, but ā´-ee-nō, the ā and ee being close together, with the greatest stress upon the ā, etc.
i corresponds to English y in year.
