The Finnish water mother Veen Emo
Veen Emo, the Mother Goddess of the Water world, with her many names (Vellamo, Vuotar, Äinemöinen) is associated in Finnish folklore with the oldest of healing ointments, undulating wavy lotions, the balmy balsams. Raising her knee from the sea world, she lets the golden eye, looking for a nest, circling over her, lay her eggs on her lifted knee, thus creating the world together with Ilmatar, Daughter of Air. See the PDF for the complete work.
Institutions
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Érudit (Université de Montréal)
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.60676/7te8yg84
- Primary Topic
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00