Mielikki

Finnish mistress of the forest and consort of Tapio, healer of beasts and giver of game.

Children

• Nyyrikki
• Tellervo
• Tuulikki

Domains

• forest

Powers

• Lead game to the hunter and heal hurt beasts
• keeps the keys of Tapiola's storehouses and looses the game
• heals trapped and wounded forest creatures and knows the healing herbs

Epithets

• Metsän emäntä finnish · Metsän emäntä'Mistress of the forest', consort of TapioKalevala, Runo 14 (the hunting charms) (primary)
• Mimerkki Finnish · Mimerkki · epitheta by-name of MielikkiWikipedia, 'Mielikki' (secondary)

Relations

• spouse: TapioMistress of Tapiola, invoked beside her husband the forest-master in hunters' and herders' charms.Kalevala (Lonnrot 1849), Runos 14, 32 (primary)

Sources

• existence: Kalevala (Lönnrot) (primary)