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Finnish Folklore: Spirits Of Air And Fire
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Meditation
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In Finnish folklore, different phenomenons in nature are always personified, such as the maidens of fire and air. they all have different functions in the way the universe works. when people had troubles they would ask for assistance from these goddesses. kiputyttö the pain girl was called when person was in pain. she figuratively eases the pains in her mortel. source: magic songs of the Finns, by elias lönnrot, 1898 narrated by fairychamber
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Niina Niskanen
Oulu, Finland
