Juoksáhkká
Sámi · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Sámi 'bow-woman' goddess of children and the male child (classed as deity). Juoksáhkká / Juksakka (juoksa 'bow' + áhkká). Daughter of Máttaráhkká, sister of Sáráhkká and Uksáhkká; could change the sex of the unborn from girl to boy. Her attribute is the bow. Secondary attestation (Holmberg, Rydving, Læstadius).
Parentage
- mother: Máttaráhkká
Domains
- childbirth
- protection
Powers
- Turn a girl-child in the womb into a boy
- Guard children and watch over the growing child
Relations
- sibling: SáráhkkáSister of Sáráhkká.Holmberg, Finno-Ugric Mythology (1927); Rydving, The End of Drum-Time (1993): the three sisters daughters of Maderakka (secondary)
- sibling: UksáhkkáSister of Uksáhkká.Holmberg, Finno-Ugric Mythology (1927); Rydving, The End of Drum-Time (1993): the three sisters daughters of Maderakka (secondary)
Sources
- Juoksáhkká (Juksakka; Northern Sámi juoksa 'bow' + áhkká 'goddess') is the 'bow-woman', a daughter of Máttaráhkká, who attends the development of the unborn child, guards children (especially boys), and — if duly petitioned with offerings — could turn a girl-child in the womb into a boy.: U. Holmberg (Harva), Finno-Ugric Mythology (The Mythology of All Races IV), 1927 (secondary); H. Rydving, The End of Drum-Time: Religious Change among the Lule Saami, 1670s–1740s (1993) (secondary); L. L. Læstadius, Fragments of Lappish Mythology (ms. 1838–1845; ed. Pentikäinen, 2002) (secondary)