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Nyyrikki (), Nyypetti, Vilpus or Pinneys is the Finnish god of the hunt and cattle, and son of Tapio and Mielikki. He has been tenuously associated with Nimrod.

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Father
Tapio
Mother
Mielikki
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Nyyrikki (), Nyypetti, Vilpus or Pinneys is the Finnish god of the hunt and cattle, and son of Tapio and Mielikki. He has been tenuously associated with Nimrod.

Nyyrikki was first mentioned by Mikael Agricola in 1551 as Nyrckes, who gave squirrels from the forest. He is referred to with various different but similar sounding names in folk poetry, such as Nyypetti. Forms of the name like Nyyrikki and Nyypetti are called Tapio's son, but forms like Myyrikki are called Tapio's daughter, like Tyytikki, who is also mentioned in spells as a giver of squirrels. The -kki at the end of the name is itself a feminine suffix.

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