The Ilmatar reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Ilmatar

In Finnish mythology, Ilmatar was the virgin goddess of the heavens. She is portrayed as androgynous with both male and female aspects, though she is primarily female. Despite her viriginty, she was the mother of Väinämöinen (god of music), Lemminkäinen (god of magic) and Ilmarinen (god of smithing). In her female aspect, she was the creator of the universe. Some sources describe Ilmatar as a culture hero in her male aspect.

This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This is the "Ilmatar" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.