:otheruses|Tapio"Tapio"' is an East Finnish forest spirit or god. Hunters prayed to him before a hunt. His wife is the goddess of forest,
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Tapio — may refer to*Tapio, a Finnish male given name *Tapio, an East Finnish forest spirit or god. He lends his name in the form of *Tapiola to one of the major urban centres within the city of Espoo, outside of Helsinki *Tapiola is also a symphonic… … Wikipedia
Tapio — ▪ Scandinavian deity also called Metsähine, or Hiisi, the Finnish god of the forest and ruler of the game therein. He was a personified form of the various forest spirits important to hunters dependent on the forest for their livelihood … Universalium
Finnish mythology — Finnish mythology, that of the Finnish people, has many features shared with fellow Finnic Estonian mythology and its non Finnic neighbours, the Balts and the Scandinavians. Their myths are also shared with other Finno Ugric speakers like the… … Wikipedia
glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… … Universalium
Meaning of life — This article is about the philosophical concept. For other uses, see Meaning of life (disambiguation). Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? One of Post Impressionist Paul Gauguin s most famous paintings. The meaning of life… … Wikipedia
Finnish Paganism — was the indigenous pagan religion in present day Finland and Karelia prior to Christianization. Finnish paganism shows many similarities with the neighboring cultures which practiced Germanic, Norse and Baltic paganism. However, it has some… … Wikipedia
Otso — In Finnish mythology Otso, Ohto, Kontio, metsän kuningas (the king of the forest), and mesikämmen (honeypaws) are some of the many rarely uttered circumlocutory epithets for the spirit that was never directly named. Generally, the spirit of the… … Wikipedia
Finlandia Vodka — Infobox Beverage name= Finlandia type= Vodka abv = 40.0% proof= 80 manufacturer= Finlandia Vodka Limited origin= Flagicon|Finland Finland introduced= 1970 discontinued= related= List of vodkasFinlandia is a Finnish vodka produced from six row… … Wikipedia
Tapiola (Sibelius) — Tapiola (literally, Realm of Tapio ), op. 112, is a tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, written in 1926. It was the product of a commission from Walter Damrosch for the New York Philharmonic Society. Tapiola portrays the terrifying… … Wikipedia
Finnic mythology — consists of the Finnic peoples mythologies: Volga Finns, Baltic Finns, Permians and usually the more distinct Sami are included. [cite book |title=European Mythology |last=Leeming |first= David Adams |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2003 |publisher … Wikipedia
