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ß ïðîøó âàñ ïîìî÷ü ìíå â ïîèñêå èíôîðìàöèè î íèõ! Âû ñïðîñèòå : î êîì êîíêðåòíî? îòâå÷àþ: î íèõ! =)
Estonian mythological and literary mythological beings, deities and legendary heroes
• Äiatar – a female demon, Devil's daughter
• Äike - Thunder
• Alevipoeg - Alev's son, a brother of Kalevipoeg
• Ebajalg - demonic whirlwind
• Ehaema - Mother Twilight, a nocturnal spirit or elf, encouraging spinning
• Eksitaja - an evil spirit who makes people lose their way in a forest or a bog
• Haldjas (the ruler) - elf, fairy, protector spirit of some place, person, plant or animal
• Hall - personification of malaria
• Hiid - a giant
• Hiiela - another world, land of the dead
• Hiieneitsid - maidens from the land of the dead
• Hiis - holy grove
• Hingeliblikas – a person's spirit in the form of a moth
• Hingeloom - a person's spirit in the form of an insect or a small animal
• Hoidja - protector, keeper
• Hämarik - personification of dusk, a beautiful young maiden
• Hännamees – a demon who stole and brought food, money and other worldly goods to its maker and owner
• Härjapõlvlane - goblin
• Ilmaneitsi, Ilmatütar - Air Maiden, Sky Maiden
• Ilmarine, Ilmasepp - a mythical blacksmith who forged among other things the Sun and the Moon (cf. Ilmarinen)
• Ilo - Joy, the hostess of feasts
• Jumal - God
• Jutta - queen of the birds, daughter of Taara
• Juudaline - demon
• Järvevana - Old Man from the Lake
• Kaevukoll - bogeyman of the well
• Kaitsja - protector
• Kalevipoeg, Kalevine, Sohni, Soini, Osmi - giant hero, mythical ancient king of Estonia
• Kalm - grave; spirit of a dead person; ruler of the land of the dead
• Kalmuneiu - Maiden of the Grave; a girl from the land of the dead
• Kaval-Ants (Crafty/Sly Hans) - wicked farm hand who deceives his master Vanapagan - the Devil
• Kodukäija - a restless visitant ghost
• Koerakoonlane - a demonic warrior with a dog snout
• Koit - personification of Dawn, a young man, eternal lover of Hämarik
• Koll - bogey
• Kolumats – bogeyman
• Kratt - a demon who stole and brought food, money and other worldly goods to its maker and owner in the form of a whirlwind or meteor-like tail of fire (also called pisuhänd, tulihänd, hännamees) [8]
• Kuu - Moon
• Kõu - Thunder; son of Uku, brother of Pikker
• Kääbas - grave, death spirit
• Külmking - a spirit of an unholy dead, eats children when they bother the forest spirits
• Lapi nõid - witch of Lapland
• Leiger (player) - a giant living in Hiiumaa island, younger brother of "Suur Tõll"
• Lendva - an illness sent by an evil witch
• Libahunt, Sutekskäija - werewolf
• Liiva-Annus or Surm - Death
• Linda - mother of Kalevipoeg
• Lummutis - ghost, wraith
• Luupainaja - incubus, nightmare
• Maa-alune - a creature living under the earth and causing illnesses
• Maajumalad - Gods of Earth
• Maaemä - Mother Earth
• Majauss - domestic grass-snake, protector spirit
• Mana - a hypothetical ruler of the dead
• Manala - land of the dead
• Manalane - inhabitant of the land of the dead
• Marras - spirit of death, predictor of death
• Mereveised - Sea cows
• Metsaema - Mother of Forest
• Metsavana - Old Man of the Forest
• Metsik - a fertility god
• Mumm - bogey, monster, ghost
• Murueide Tütred - daughters of Murueit, beautiful maidens
• Murueit - a female spirit of forest and earth, connected to the land of the dead
• Nõid - witch
• Näkk - mermaid
• Olevipoeg - the brother of Kalevipoeg, city builder, related to St Olaf
• Painaja - nightmare, incubus
• Pakane - Frost
• Pardiajaja - (< Parteigänger) half-demonic warrior
• Peko - Seto god of fertility and brewing
• Peko - a fertility god
• Peninukk - half-demonic warrior
• Penn
• Peremees - Master
• Pikne, Pikker - Thunder, "The Long One"
• Piret - wife of Suur Tõll
• Pisuhänd - tail of fire, treasure-bringing goblin
• Puuk – treasure-bringing goblin
• Põrguneitsi - literally: virgin of Hell
• Päike - Sun
• Rongo
• Rukkihunt
• Rõugutaja - a female deity, protector of the rye crops, women in labor and the city of Narva
• Salme
• Sulevipoeg - Sulev's son, friend of Kalevipoeg
• Suur Tõll - giant hero living in Saaremaa Island
• Taara - the god of nature, sometimes considered supreme god
• Tharapita, Taarapita, Tarapita - mythological Osilian God of War
• Taevataat (literally Sky Father), Vanaisa ("Grandfather")
• Tallaja - trampler
• Tikutaja
• Tont - ghost
• Toonela - land of the dead
• Tooni - god of death, ruler of the dead
• Toor, Tooru - a deity known in western Estonia, related to Scandinavian Thor
• Tulbigas
• Tulihänd, Pisuhänd - "tail of fire" - flying house elf, helps to gather and protect the wealth
• Turis
• Tuule-Emä - Mother Wind
• Tuuleisa - Father Wind
• Tuulispask - whirlwind
• Tuuslar - a sorcerer living in Finland
• Tõll - (see Suur Tõll)
• Täht - Star
• Udres-Kudres - serf, called "Son of the Sun", hero of folksongs
• Uku - the supreme god
• Vanemuine - the god of songs, art and literature
• Vanapagan ("The Old Heathen") Vanatühi, ("The Old Empty one"), Vanakuri ("The Old Evil One"), Vanapoiss ("The Old Boy"), Vanasarvik ("The Old Horned One") in some texts also Vanataat ("The Old Father") - The Devil
• Varavedaja - loot carrier
• Varjuline - shadowling
• Veehaldjas - spirit of the water, the weaver of a spring Ahjualune
• Veteema – Mother of Waters
• Vetevana - Water Spirit
• Vihelik
• Vilbus
• Virmalised - Polar Lights
• Viruskundra
Christian saints interpreted as gods:
• Jüri (St George) - god of agriculture
• Laurits (St Lawrence) - god of fire
• Mart (St Martin) - god of fertility
• Tõnn (St Anthony) - fertility god of the crops and pigs
Estonian mythical and magical objects
• White Ship (valge laev) - mythical ship that brings freedom or takes people away to a better land. This myth was born around 1860 when a small sect led by Juhan Leinberg (also known as Prophet Maltsvet) gathered near Tallinn to wait for a white ship to take them away.
• Hat of fingernails (küüntest kübar) - makes the bearer (usually Vanatühi) invisible.
• Mittens (kirikindad) – were believed to have protective or magic powers, especially church mittens and the ones that sailors wore. Mittens were (are) decorated with special geometric patterns and narrow red stripes; they have many whispers and spells in them because the crafter used to sing while making, dyeing and knitting yarn.
• Belt (kirivöö) - the belt had the most ancient and magical patterns of all the craft items, red woven belts and laces were a common item to sacrifice (they were tied to the branches of holy trees). A belt was tied around parts of body that were sick and, pulled tightly around the waist, had to protect and give strength to the bearer.
• Sacred stones - the last ice age has left a lot of great stones (erratics) in Estonia. Many of them were considered sacred and people came to them to sacrifice silver, blood, red ribbons and coins and ask for welfare and prosperity. Often, the stones have little holes in them, some of them probably used to place the sacrifice in. The meaning and function of the holes is however still disputed; according to paleoastronomer Heino Eelsalu they may have had a calendary function.
• Travelling forests - when people are mean, greedy and cruel in some place, the forests will leave this place. The most stories about travelling forests are found in coastal areas of Estonia.