Hiisi ist ein dämonischer Geist aus der finnischen Mythologie.
Er ist Anhänger von Lempo, dem Gott der Bosheit. Er sorgte zusammen mit Paha dafür, dass Väinämöinen sich mit seiner Axt selbst verletzte, als dieser gegen mehrere Dämonen kämpfte.
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Hiisi — (root: hiite ) are a kind of tutelary spirits in mythologies of the Baltic Sea area, especially in Finland. Most often they are considered to be malicious or at least very horrifying. They are found near salient promontories, ominous crevasses,… … Wikipedia
Hiisi — Hiisi, eine alte Gottheit der alten Finnen, Sohn des Riesen Kalewa, wohnte an furchtbaren Orten, Waldschluchten etc., galt als Bezähmer der wilden Thiere, als welcher zu ihm gebetet wurde … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Hiisi — Los Hiisi son una clase de espíritus tutelares en la mitología nórdica del área este del mar Báltico, especialmente en Finlandia y Estonia, donde se les considera, a menudo, seres malévolos, o aterradores. Se encuentran en lugares cercanos a los… … Wikipedia Español
Kalevala (synopses) — The Kalevala is considered the national epic of Finland. It was compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot while he was a district health officer in (then under the governance of Russia) eastern Finland. The poem consists of 50 runos or cantos and… … Wikipedia
Finnish profanity — Many Finns frequently use profanity in everyday speech even though their culture is considered more high context. While not all Finns swear, frequent swearing is a mark of youth culture. However, it is commonly considered impolite to swear… … Wikipedia
Finnish mythology — Finnish mythology, that of the Finnish people, has many features shared with fellow Finnic Estonian mythology and its non Finnic neighbours, the Balts and the Scandinavians. Their myths are also shared with other Finno Ugric speakers like the… … Wikipedia
Mielikki — For the fictional Forgotten Realms goddess, please see Mielikki (Forgotten Realms) Mielikki is the Finnish goddess of forests and the hunt. She is referred to in various tales as either the wife or the daughter in law of Tapio. She is said to… … Wikipedia
Lempo — is a sort of fiend from Finnish folklore and mythology, who appears in the Kalevala . Lempo is a demon, as are Hiisi and Piru. According to Mythologia Fennica by Christfrid Ganander, Lempo the evil fiend was also the ancient Finnish god of… … Wikipedia
Finnish Paganism — was the indigenous pagan religion in present day Finland and Karelia prior to Christianization. Finnish paganism shows many similarities with the neighboring cultures which practiced Germanic, Norse and Baltic paganism. However, it has some… … Wikipedia
Kalevi (mythology) — Kaleva or Kalevi or Kalev and his sons are very important people or creatures in Finnish, Karelian and Estonian mythology. However many things about them are forgotten. In Estonian stories sons of Kaleva are sons of King. In Finnish stories they… … Wikipedia
