the Golden Maiden
Finnish · numen · kalevala mythic prehistoric · Recorded classification
A MADE BEING AND NOT A PERSON, which is why the type is numen: she is the registry's Pandora case, an artefact with a shape and no warmth. The corpus holds the smith and holds the Sampo in its items table and did not hold the other thing he made.
Relations
- forged by: IlmarinenNon-symmetric.Reference treatment: Ilmarinen forges the Sampo as well as the golden bride. (secondary)
- offered to: VäinämöinenNon-symmetric.Reference treatment of the Kalevala's cantos: the golden bride is offered to Väinämöinen and refused. (secondary)
Sources
- The Golden Maiden is the bride Ilmarinen forges from gold and silver after the death of his wife, and whom Väinämöinen refuses.: Reference treatments of Ilmarinen and of the Kalevala's cantos. (secondary)