Aino
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Aino is a tragic maiden from Finnish mythology and the national epic Kalevala, known for her ill-fated encounter with the sage Väinämöinen and her subsequent transformation into a water spirit.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Kalevala
ⓘ
figure in Finnish mythology ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMoral |
consequences of coercion
ⓘ
respect for individual choice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Väinämöinen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ sea ⓘ water ⓘ |
| basedOn | Finnish oral folk poetry ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Finnish national epic tradition ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Kalevala
ⓘ
Finnish legendary characters ⓘ Water spirits in mythology ⓘ |
| createdBy | Elias Lönnrot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Finnish ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Finnish art
ⓘ
Finnish literature ⓘ Finnish music ⓘ |
| encounters | Väinämöinen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | drowns herself ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s Aino triptych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
folklore
ⓘ
mythology ⓘ |
| hasMotive | avoidance of marriage to an older man ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Joukahainen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Finnish classical music
ⓘ
Finnish national identity ⓘ Finnish visual arts ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Finnish ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | object of unwanted marriage proposal ⓘ |
| nationalSignificance | important figure in Finnish national romanticism ⓘ |
| notableDepictionBy | Akseli Gallen-Kallela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Joukahainen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | tragic maiden ⓘ |
| storyType | mythic-epic narrative ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
innocence
ⓘ
lost youth ⓘ resistance to forced marriage ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between duty and desire
ⓘ
female autonomy ⓘ suicide ⓘ tragic love ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| timeOfCompilationContext | 19th century ⓘ |
| transformsInto | water spirit ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.