Vellamo
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Vellamo is said to be tall and beautiful, and is much respected by fishermen, who pray to her for good fishing luck. Vellamo can also control the winds to help sailors, and she controls the storms and waves. Vellamo has magical cows that live on underwater fields. Sometimes, during the morning mist, she brings her cows above the surface to eat water hay. Vellamo wears a blue dress that is made from sea foam.
Vellamo's husband is the Finnish sea god Ahti. In Finnish fishing spells, Vellamo and Ahti are asked to bring their cattle (fish) into fishing nets.[1]
The Template:Ill, which is located in the city of Kotka, Finland, is named after Vellamo.[2][3]
Name
The name "Vellamo" has been theorized to come from the Finnish word velloa, which means 'to churn', describing the movement of water and waves. Kaarle Krohn also thought the name could've originally been Vetramo or Vetrimys, because runic songs include a mention of Veitikan vesi ("water of Veitikka") which Krohn saw as having originally been Vetrikka.[4]
Epithets
| Epithet | Epithet meaning | Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Vellamo, veen emäntä[5] Vellimys, veen emäntä[6] |
'Vellamo, Mistress of Water' | Central Finland, Kainuu, North Karelia, North Savo, Satakunta, South Karelia, White Karelia |
| Vellamo, veen kuninkas[7] | 'Vellamo, King of Water' | White Karelia and/or North Ostrobothnia |
| Vellamo, veen emonen[8] Vellamo, veten emä[9] |
'Vellamo, mother of water' | North Savo, Olonets Karelia |
| Veen eukko, ruokorinta[8] | 'Old woman of water, breast of reed' | Kainuu, Olonets Karelia, White Karelia |
| Vellamo, veneen äiti[10] | 'Vellamo, mother of boat' | Kainuu |
| Sataharjun hallihtija[6] | 'Ruler of a hundred eskers' | Kainuu |
| Salon sinisilmä piika pikkarainen[9] | 'Little blue-eyed maid of deep forest' | North Savo |
In popular culture
Ambient Folk artist Archaic Earth has a track "Vellamo's Song" on the EP Hiraeth[11]
Further reading
- Suomen sanojen alkuperä, Finnish Literature Society, 2000. (in Finnish)
References
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