Tharapita
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Tharapita (variations of the name include Taara, Tooru, and Tarapitha), also known as Jumal, is a prominent god in Estonian mythology, with a strong resemblance to the Finnish Ukko and the Germanic Thor.
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- Instance of
- deity
- Part of
- Estonian mythology
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Mentions of Tharapita in Henry's ''Chronicle of Livonia''
- Felling the statues of gods in Vironia
- The siege of the Muhu hill fort
- Baptism of the sons of nobles in Valjala
- Baptism of Saaremaa after victory
- Conclusion of the chronicle
- References
- External links
Tharapita (variations of the name include Taara, Tooru, and Tarapitha), also known as Jumal, is a prominent god in Estonian mythology, with a strong resemblance to the Finnish Ukko and the Germanic Thor.
== Etymology == The Livonian toponym Thoreyda (also Thoreida and German Treiden) attested in the Chronicle of Livonia is interpreted as the 'garden of Taara – Thor' from Taara + *aida 'garden'. If this interpretation is correct, the theonym Taara was also known in Livonian.
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