Sky and Thunder God
Karelian · deity · timeless · Recorded classification
Karelian sky-god as locally invoked (distinct entry from the Finnish national form). English lead; native Ukko in term. The SKVR archive preserves many Karelian incantations naming Ukko/Ylijumala; he overlaps the Estonian Uku and is the model behind the romantic Estonian/Finnish sky-fathers.
Domains
- sky and thunder
- rain and harvest
Powers
- strike with thunder and lightning
Epithets
- Ukko ylijumala Ukko the supreme/over-god, invoked in Karelian incantationsSKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), Karelian loitsut (incantations) (primary)
Relations
- equated with: UkkoReciprocal of finnish_ukko.equated-with — Identity, not mere cognacy: the same Ukko ylijumala is invoked through Finnish and Karelian charm-runo tradition (SKVR); the registry merely splits the national redaction from the locally invoked Karelian form.Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot (SKVR) I-II, Karelian charm and runo corpus (primary); A.-L. Siikala, Itämerensuomalaisten mytologia (2012) (secondary)
Sources
- Ukko ('old man') is the sky-and-thunder over-god of Karelian and Finnic tradition, the leading deity invoked in runo-song and incantation (e.g. for rain and healing).: Kalevala, ed. Lönnrot, 1849 (primary); Karelian Mythology, Mythosphere (folklore.earth) (tertiary)