Louhi

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[loh-hi] / ˈloʊ hɪ /

noun

Finnish Legend.

1. a sorceress, the mistress of Pohjola and an enemy of the Finns, eventually defeated by Väinämöinen.

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Example Sentences

Wainamoinen first prayed to Ukko for aid, and then he asked Louhi if she would consent now to divide the Sampo between them.

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

And then Louhi said that she had given him a copper boat, and he had floated off on the river; perhaps he had perished in the rapids below.

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Tales about the Sampo failed not, Nor the magic spells of Louhi.

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)

Then Louhi determined to invite the guests at once, lest the beer should break forth from the casks.

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Louhi, Pohjola's old Mistress, Old and gap-toothed dame of Pohja, Felt on this her doom was coming, On her head the days of evil, And at once to flight betook her, Swift to Pohjola escaping.

From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias