Kivutar

Kivutar
Maiden of Pains
Other namesKiputyttö, Vaivatar, Vaiviotar, Vammatar, Vammotar
GenderFemale
Ethnic groupFinns, Karelians

Kivutar (lit. 'Lady Pain'), Kiputyttö (lit. 'Pain Girl') or Vammatar (lit. 'Lady Injury') is a spirit or goddess in Finnish mythology who is asked take the pains and injuries of humans to herself. She lives on Kipumäki/Kipuvaara ("Pain Hill") or Kipuvuori ("Pain Mountain"), and is often called a maiden of the underworld (Tuonen neito).

She is the remover of illnesses and ruler of pain who takes pains back to where they originate from.

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