Mano
Sámi · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Sámi moon god of the dark season, depicted on noaidi drums; known only through ethnographic and drum-iconographic record.
Domains
- moon
Powers
- Light the long polar night
- Rules the dark season, when noise is forbidden and evil spirits walk
Sources
- existence: Sámi ethnography and drum-figure surveys (Manker 1938–50) (secondary); Northern Sámi mánnu 'moon' (secondary)