Louhi
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Louhi is a powerful and malevolent witch-queen of the land of Pohjola in Finnish mythology, best known as a central antagonist in the national epic Kalevala.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
goddess
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ queen ⓘ witch ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cold
ⓘ
darkness ⓘ disease ⓘ magic ⓘ sorcery ⓘ winter ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Kalevala
ⓘ
Finnish goddesses ⓘ Mythological witches ⓘ |
| commands |
monsters
ⓘ
spirits ⓘ warriors of Pohjola ⓘ |
| culture | Finnish mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Ilmarinen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lemminkäinen NERFINISHED ⓘ Väinämöinen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRole | mother of the Maid of Pohjola ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Kalevala (1835 original version)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalevala (1849 expanded version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasDomain | fortress of Pohjola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Finnish ⓘ |
| literarySource | Elias Lönnrot's Kalevala compilation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalRegion | Pohjola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythType | Finno-Ugric mythology ⓘ |
| nationalEpic | Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeed |
guards the Sampo
ⓘ
opposes the heroes of Kalevala ⓘ sets impossible tasks for suitors ⓘ steals the sun and the moon ⓘ |
| opposes | the people of Kalevala ⓘ |
| power |
casting curses
ⓘ
controlling weather ⓘ sending plagues ⓘ shape-shifting ⓘ |
| roleInKalevala | antagonist ⓘ |
| rules | Pohjola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chaos
ⓘ
hostile North ⓘ otherness ⓘ |
| title | Witch-Queen of Pohjola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.