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.

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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

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