Sampo

[ sahm-paw ]

/ ˈsɑm pɔ /

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noun Finnish Legend.

a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Väinämöinen, and Lemminkäinen from Louhi because of its powers.

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Ilmarinen forges the Sampo, but the maiden declines to marry him at present, and he returns home disconsolate.
Kalevala, Volume I (of 2)|Anonymous
Ilmarinen arrives in Pohjola, where he is very well received, and promises to forge a Sampo (201-280).
Kalevala, Volume I (of 2)|Anonymous
Let us be thankful that even a part of the Sampo floated hither,' he added, smiling.
Finnish Legends for English Children|R. Eivind
Wainamoinen and Ilmarinen soon conceived the idea of going to the Northland to win back the Sampo.
National Epics|Kate Milner Rabb

Wainamoinen returned home and sought Ilmarinen, who refused to go north to forge the Sampo.
National Epics|Kate Milner Rabb