Joukahainen
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Joukahainen is a figure in Finnish mythology who appears as a rival or companion of Väinämöinen. There has been debate among scholars if he should be categorized as a god, a hero, an evil being, or so
Joukahainen's Revenge by Akseli Gallen-Kallela in 1897, where Joukahainen is preparing to shoot Väinämöinen
The Meeting of Väinämöinen and Joukahainen, Berndt Godenhjelm
Joukahainen in the mire, Great Kalevala by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1925
Revenge of Joukahainen, Joseph Alanen, 1919–1920
Kalevi (mythology)
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Kaleva and his sons are important heroic figures in Estonian, Finnish and Karelian mythology. They are typically described as giants who lived in an area before the arrival of humans, but they also ap
Kalev riding an eagle, Oskar Kallis (1917).