#Mielikki

[web-spinning]

Check out this statue what the heck

[cleric-of-ilmater]

Priests of the Faerunian Pantheon via "Faiths and Avatars"

Sorry I couldn't tag everyone. There's a 30 tag limit

[gh0ulbunni]

Two of my favorite cleric tavs <3

[yoga-onion]

Tapio – The Finnish god of forests and the hunt

Tapio is a Finnish forest spirit or god in Finnish mythology. Hunters prayed to him before a hunt. His wife is the forest goddess, Mielikki (Ref). He is the father of Annikki, Tellervo, Nyyrikki (the god of hunting), and Tuulikki. Fitting the Green Man archetype, Tapio has a beard of lichen and eyebrows of moss.

Tapio is a major character in Kalevala, the Finnish national epic based on Finnish and Karelian folklore, the hero Lemminkäinen offers him and Mielikki prayers, gold and silver so he can catch the Hiisi elk.

Tapio, the personified forest, was sometimes depicted as being the size of a fir tree, fierce-looking, like a human being in the front, but like a gnarled old tree from behind. Often the forest deity was female, occasionally an especially beautiful woman, who enticed hunters or woodcutters staying in the woods overnight; but he, too, turned out to be a rotten old stump upon closer scrutiny. The various forest deities and spirits were generally capricious in nature and had to be constantly placated by those who were dependent on their favours. Thus hunters made offerings to the deity and made sure they did not break any taboos in the forest, such as making excessive noise or shooting unusual birds that might be the forest spirit in disguise.

木にまつわる伝説・神話

伝説の樹木の神々 (18)

タピオ 〜 フィンランドの森と狩りの神

タピオはフィンランド神話に登場する森の��霊、または神である。彼の妻は森の女神ミエリッキ（参照）である。アンニッキ、テレルヴォ、ニャイリッキ (狩猟の神)、トゥーリッキの父である。タピオは、グリーンマンの原型にふさわしい人物で、地衣類の髭と苔の眉毛を持っている。

タピオは、フィンランドとカレリアの民話に基づくフィンランドの民族叙事詩『カレワラ』の主要人物である。『カレワラ』では、英雄レミンカイネンがヒイシのヘラ鹿を捕まえるために、彼とミエリッキに祈りと金と銀を捧げている。

森の精霊を擬人化したタピオは、モミの木の大きさで、正面から見ると人間のような獰猛な姿をしているが、後ろから見るとニョロニョロの老木のような姿で描かれることもあった。また、森の神は女性であることが多く、特に美しい女性で、森に一晩滞在する猟師や木こりを誘うこともあったが、彼もよくよく観察すると、腐った古い切り株であることが判明する。森の神々や精霊は気まぐれな性格で、その恩恵にあずかる者は常になだめなければならなかった。そのため、猟師は神に供物を捧げ、森での禁忌を破らないように気をつけた。例えば、過剰に音を立てたり、森の精霊の変装かもしれない珍しい鳥を撃ったりしないようにした。

[edotvie]

I think my girl will eventually become a cleric of Mielikki

[frozenoj]

Curious to know what different gods consider an appropriate prayer for Mayrina's zombie husband? Well here you go!

[abaldurfairytale]

Freydis ~ The Chosen of Mielikki

[detectivejuliuspepperwood]

Syl'vie | The Good-natured Gith

she/her • githyanki • acolyte • Oath of the Ancients Paladin • cleric of Mielikki • nature domain

[teaforthotxxx]

Cottage Core Cleric of Mielikki Durge x Shadowheart is so cute!!

[carnivorousdoe]

the way I gasped when fèidh was greeted this way— this one hit so good 🥲!!

huge thank you to em for suggesting mielikki as fèidh’s chosen deity… it suits her so well, it’s perfect!!

[dndcharacterideas]

Behold, I did my best and tried very hard to make Mielikki, the Lady of the Forest.

I don't love the hair or the eyes but they're the best I had in my closet. Over all, I think I did pretty well.

[feelingkoiarchive]

[missrosiewolf]

Today I offer:

Mielikki looking at Drizzt and being like, “Oki. This is my son now. I am adopting him. He is a good boi. A good, emo angsty boi. Say goodbye, Lolth. MOOSHIE INTRODUCE HIM TO ME.”

[vanillamushroom]

She looks so peaceful!

Mielikki is such an underrated goddess

mielikki, finnish goddess of the hunt and forests.

[yoga-onion]

Legends and myths about trees

Legendary tree deities (17)

Mielikki – The Finnish goddess of forests and the hunt

Mielikki is the mother of the forest and is mentioned in various stories as the wife or daughter-in-law of the forest god Tapio and as the mother of Nyyrikki and Tuulikki. She is said to have played a central role in the creation of the bear.

In Finland, there are several myths about how the bear was born. According to the legend forest goddess, Mielikki wanted to create a creature who was both beloved and feared. She travelled to the constellation of Ursa Major and returned to the earth bringing magical ingredients with her, from which the bear was born. Mielikki became the Emuu of the bear. Bear is therefore always protected by forest and nature spirits. According to some myths both Mielikki and her spouse, the forest god Tapio had the ability to shape-shift themselves into bears.

Mielikki is known as a skillful healer who heals the paws of animals who have escaped traps, helps chicks that have fallen from their nests and treats the wounds of wood grouses after their mating displays. She knows well the healing herbs and will also help humans if they know well enough to ask her for it. Her name is derived from the old Finnish word mielu which means luck.

Emuu means a mythological origin mother of an animal or plant species. The emuu has given birth to or created a certain species, and is responsible for its actions and for taking care of it.

The Mielikki Mons, a mountain on Venus, is named after her.

木にまつわる伝説・神話

伝説の樹木の神々 (17)

ミエリッキ 〜 フィンランドの森と狩りの女神

ミエリッキは森の母であり、様々な物語で森の神タピオの妻または嫁、またニャイリッキとトゥーリッキの母として言及されている。彼女は熊の誕生に中心的な役割を果たしたと言われている。

フィンランドには、熊の誕生にまつわるいくつかの神話がある。森の女神ミエリッキは、愛されながら恐れられる生き物を作りたいと考えていた。彼女はおおぐま座に行き、魔法の材料を持って地上に戻り、そこからクマが生まれた。ミエリッキは熊のエミュウとなった。そのため、熊は常に森と自然の精霊に守られている。ミエリッキとその配偶者である森の神タピオは、熊に変身する能力を持っていたとする神話もある。

エミュウとは、神話に登場する動物や植物の母を意味する。エミュウは、ある種を産み、創り出し、その行動と世話に責任を持つ。

ミエリッキは、罠から逃げ出した動物の足を癒し、巣から落ちたヒナを助け、交尾を終えたキジバトの���を治療する、巧みなヒーラーとして知られている。彼女は癒しのハーブを熟知しており、人間が彼女に依頼するほど熟知していれば、人間も助けてくれるだろう。彼女の名前は、フィンランド語で幸運を意味する「ミエロ」に由来している。

金星のミエリッキ・モンズは彼女の名にちなんで名づけられた。

[darthmasterchief]

Once she was alone, Ulla dropped to her hands and knees. Her hair, which had been draped over her right shoulder, fell down onto the floor and partially obscured her vision.

“Mighty god, goddess…whoever you are.” She said softly. “The one who gave me these powers. Please hear my voice.”

She repeated herself in Undercommon, Abyssal, and Gnomish.

“Hello, child.” A woman’s voice said in Common. “I am Mielikki.”

The words somehow seemed to be coming from both behind Ulla and inside her head at the same time.

“Yanyth’s goddess?” Ulla asked.

“Hers and yours.”

Although Ulla couldn’t see Mielikki, she could tell the goddess had smiled at the mention of the Winter Eladrin.

“I thought you were worshiped by Rangers and Druids.” She said. “I’ve never heard of a Paladin worshiping you.”

“It’s true that most sentient creatures who worship me are Druids and Rangers, but they’re hardly the only ones.” The goddess clarified. “I’ve made pacts with Warlocks and given my blessing to Clerics, so why would I draw the line at Paladins?”

“I understand that, but a Vengeance Paladin?” Ulla asked. “The Oath of the Ancients seems more your territory. I imagine Devotion or Redemption would also fit, but not Vengeance.”

“Vengeance may not be pretty, but like conquest, it has its uses.” Mielikki explained. “Most mortals who are seen as evil are simply misguided, but those whose hearts are truly darkened must be stopped. Now, I imagine you must have some more pertinent questions for me.”

“What…why?” Ulla asked. She had so many questions, but she found herself unable to properly put them into words. “Why me? What happened? What…”

She let her voice trail off. After a moment, a hand entered her peripheral vision and came to rest on her left shoulder.

“When I first saw you, you were an empty shell, sewn together from the bodies of five women and infused with necrotic energy.” Mielikki said, her voice gentle. “One of eight that Jia had successfully reanimated. When she moved on to a new method of creating life, she decided that you no longer mattered. She elected to pick one of you at random to keep as manual labor and destroy the rest. When she rolled her dice to choose, I intervened, because I saw something in you I didn’t see in the others.”

“What?” Ulla asked. “Heart? Some other bullshit?”

“Of course not.” Mielikki replied, seemingly indifferent to Ulla’s snark.

“Then what?”

“A spark of will, so small and insignificant that I almost missed it. Somehow, when she sewed your parts together and infused them with necrotic energy, it captured a sliver of each body’s soul and bound them together. Even I’m not quite sure how it happened.”

Ulla snorted. “So, what, you took pity on me?”

“Is that such a bad thing?”

She took a deep breath. “I suppose not.”

“I helped you because I saw your potential.” Mielikki explained. “Where she saw a slave, I saw an avenger.”

“You freed me from her control so you could lead me down a path you chose for me?”

“You chose this path on your own, child.” Mielikki said gently. “I simply gave you the tools to pursue it. You’ve had countless opportunities to stray, to leave it entirely, yet here you are.”

Ulla nodded. “The women who were made into me. What were their names?”

“Jalyn Dewstalker, Hydia Moonmusk, Dezmyr Shadowdusk, Valeska Ravenward, and Eliana Crestwhisper.”

Ulla was silent for a moment.

“So, once I have my vengeance, then what?” She asked. “Will I have completed my oath?”

“A Paladin’s oath is never complete.” Mielikki replied. “The Oath of Vengeance is about punishment. Those who take the oath swear to hunt down and punish those who have committed grievous sins. That path often begins with taking revenge against those who have wronged you, but such a thing is not a requirement.”

Despite not needing to, Ulla took a deep breath.

“Did you plan for Yanyth and me to find each other?” She asked. “Was she a factor in your decision to help me?”

“No, child.” Mielikki replied. “It is true that I sought to end Yanyth’s loneliness, but I never imagined the two of you would even cross paths, much less grow as close as you have.”

“Is that a problem?”

Mielikki laughed. It was a beautiful, almost melodic laugh - the kind usually accompanied by a wide grin.

“A problem?” The goddess asked. “Child, words cannot describe the joy I’ve felt watching the two of you bond. From the moment she found me, Yanyth has held a special place in my heart, and it warms my heart that she’s found you.”

For the first time in her life, Ulla began crying with joy.

“Go.” Mielikki whispered. “I’ve taken enough of your time. Be with her.”