Ukko (Finnish: [ˈukːo]), Äijä [ˈæi̯jæ] or Äijö [ˈæi̯jø] (Finnish for 'male grandparent', 'grandfather', 'old man'), parallel to Uku in Estonian mythology, is the god of the sky, weather, harvest, and thunder across Finnic paganism. Ukko. God of the sky, lightning, thunder, and harvest.
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What does the name Ukko mean?
Ukko, in Finnish folk religion, the god of thunder, one of the most important deities. The name Ukko is derived from ukkonen, “thunder,” but it also means “old man” and is used as a term of respect.
Who is the Finnish god of sky?
Ukko, the God of sky and thunder
Ukko ("old man") was a god of the sky, weather, and the crops. The Finnish word for thunder, "ukkonen" (little Ukko) or "ukonilma" (Ukko's weather), is derived from his name.
Are Ukko and Thor the same?
Ukko is the ancient Finnish god of lightning and thunder. He was also the lord of the sky and a god associated with protection and healing. Despite apparent similarities between Ukko and the Norse god of thunder Thor and the Greco-Roman sky god Zeus (Jupiter), Ukko is a very different deity.
What is the symbol of the god Ukko?
Ukko shared warrior-attributes with other European thunder-gods (Thor, Perun, Perkūnas), and he was usually depicted carrying either a hammer or an axe, called either Ukonvasara or Ukonkirves.
From ukko. As a name for the Finnic deity, this is a euphemism; the real name of the god is uncertain.
Ukko, also known as Äijä, Äijö or Uku, is the god of the sky, weather, harvest and thunder in Finnish and Estonian mythology, who was also seen as a chief god.
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Ukonvasara, or Ukonkirves, is the symbol and magical weapon of the Finnish thunder god Ukko, similar to Thor's Mjölnir. Ukonvasara means 'hammer of Ukko'; ...
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The names "Ukko" and "Äijih" refer to sky deities in the Finnish and Sami mythologies, respectively. The island is about 30 metres (98 feet) high, 50 metres ( ...
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Ukko or Uku, god of sky, weather, crops (harvest) and other natural things in Estonian and Finnish mythology; Uku (given name), Estonian masculine given name ...
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"Ukko" in Finnish mythology is the greatest of the pagan gods and is a Finnish male name. The Japanese version features a bonus song eponymously titled from ...
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Ukko (basa Finlandia: [ˈukːo]), Äijä [ˈæi̯jæ] utawi Äijö [ˈæi̯jø] (Finnish antuk 'pekak lanang', 'pekak', 'nak tua'), parallel to Uku in Estonian mythology, ...
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Estonia portal. Ukko is part of WikiProject Estonia, a project to maintain and expand Estonia-related subjects on Wikipedia.
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Ukko was the most important god in Finnish paganism, a religion that was in Finland before Christianity. Ukko was god of sky and thunder.
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