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Kuutar

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Kuutar (pronounced [ˈkuːtɑr]; lit.'Maiden of the Moon') or just Kuu (Finnish: Moon), is the goddess of the Moon in Finnish mythology. [1]

She owns the gold of the Moon, spins golden yarns, and weaves clothes out of them.[2]

According to the Kalevala, the daughter of the air Ilmatar allowed a teal to lay its egg on her knee as she floated in the abyss. The egg fell and its parts formed the universe: the white of the egg became the Moon, and the yolk the Sun.

In Kalevala, young maidens ask Kuutar to give them some of her golden jewellery and clothes.[3] She is described as a great beauty.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Sheila Savill, Pears Encyclopaedia of Myths and Legends - Western and Northern Europe, Central and Southern Africa, BCA, 1977, p. 90
  2. ^ Pulkkinen, Risto; Lindfors, Stina (2016). Suomalaisen kansanuskon sanakirja. Gaudeamus. ISBN 978-952-495-405-1.
  3. ^ Kalevala, Rune IV.
  4. ^ Kalevala, Rune IV, XXV, XLI. the Moon's fair daughters
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