Vellamo
Sign in to saveVellamo (, also spelled Wellamo), is the goddess of water, lakes and seas in Finnish mythology. She is called 'Mistress of Water'.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Finnish
- Deity.name
- Vellamo
- Deity.image
- Päijät-Häme.vaakuna.svg
- Deity.caption
- Vellamo pictured as a mermaid in the coat of arms of Päijät-Häme.
- Deity.deity_of
- Mistress of Water
- Deity.other_names
- Vellimys (Kainuu)Ruotakatar (North Karelia)
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Finns, Karelians
- Deity.spouse
- Ahti
- Deity.offspring
- Vellamo's maiden
- Deity.equivalent1_type
- Estonian
- Deity.equivalent1
- Vete-ema
- Deity.equivalent2_type
- Erzyan
- Deity.equivalent2
- Ved-ava
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Vellamo (, also spelled Wellamo), is the goddess of water, lakes and seas in Finnish mythology. She is called 'Mistress of Water'.
Vellamo's husband is the Finnish sea god Ahti. In Finnish fishing spells, Vellamo and Ahti are asked to bring their cattle (fish) into fishing nets.
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