Väinämöinen

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[vahy-nuh-moi-nen, vai-na-mœi-nen] / ˌvaɪ nəˈmɔɪ nɛn, ˈvæɪ næˌmœɪ nɛn /

noun

Finnish Legend.

1. an old magician, the hero of the Kalevala, who opposes the magician Joukahainen and the sorceress Louhi.

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Väinämöinen

As she turned her footsteps homeward, Pushing through the alder-bushes,10 Came the aged Väinämöinen, And he saw her in the thicket, Finely clad among the herbage, And he spoke the words which follow.

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

And would cut the fish to pieces, Sprang the salmon in the water, For the beauteous fish jumped sideways From the planking of the red boat, From the boat of Väinämöinen.

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

We here find Väinämöinen, the primeval minstrel and culture-hero, the first-born of mortals, living in an already populated world.

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

Väinämöinen, old and steadfast, Came to view the work in progress, Where the land was sown by Sampsa, And where Pellervoinen laboured.

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

Then the aged Väinämöinen, Plunged his fingers in the water, With his hands the waves he parted, Grasping at the foaming billows, From the blue elk's back he tumbled From the steed of pea-stalk colour.

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