Ukko

Japanese: Ukko
Ukko

…The forest god Tapio manages the hunters' catch, and the water god Ahti rules over rivers and lakes. People pray to the thunder god Ukko for rain and fertility. The national poem Kalevala states that the heavens and the earth were born from a cosmic egg, and that swans swim in the river of Tuonela, the underworld. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ukko" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…森の神タピオTapioは猟人の獲物を管理し,水の神アハティAhtiは川や湖を支配する。人びとは雷神ウッコUkkoに雨と豊饒を祈り求める。天地は宇宙卵より発生し,冥府トゥオネラTuonelaの川には白鳥が泳いでいると民族詩《カレワラ》は述べている。…

※「Ukko」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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