Maaemä

Maaemä
Earth, Mistress of Earth
Other namesMaaema, Maaemo, Maan emonen
AbodeEarth
GenderFemale
Ethnic groupEstonians, Finns, Karelians
ConsortAssumed Ukko
Equivalents
SámiMáttaráhkká

Maaemä (Finnish) or Maaema (Estonian) is a goddess or earth itself in Finnish and Estonian mythologies. She is sometimes called the wife of Ukko but this is not certain.

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