Tuoni
Sign in to saveIn Finnish mythology, Tuoni () was the god of Tuonela (the world of the dead), and darkness personified. He was the husband of Tuonetar. Their children included Kipu-Tyttö, Tuonenpoika, and Loviatar, who were divinities of suffering. When in human form, he appears as an old man with three fingers on each hand and a hat of darkness.
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In Finnish mythology, Tuoni () was the god of Tuonela (the world of the dead), and darkness personified. He was the husband of Tuonetar. Their children included Kipu-Tyttö, Tuonenpoika, and Loviatar, who were divinities of suffering. When in human form, he appears as an old man with three fingers on each hand and a hat of darkness.
==See also== List of death deities
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