In
Finnish mythology
Finnish mythology is a commonly applied description of the folklore of Finnish paganism, of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the Finnish people. It has many features shared with Estonian and other Finnic mythologies ...
, Tuoni () was the
god
In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically ...
of
Tuonela
Tuonela (; )Oinas, Felix J., and Juha Pentikäinen. "Tuonela." In ''Encyclopedia of Religion'', 2nd ed., edited by Lindsay Jones, 9396-9397. Vol. 14. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. ''Gale eBooks'' (accessed January 3, 2021)/ref> i ...
(the underworld), and darkness personified. He was the husband of
Tuonetar
Tuonetar () is the Queen of the Underworld in Finnish mythology.
Tuonetar is the wife of Tuoni, with whom she rules over the Underworld Tuonela.
In the 16th song of Kalevala, Väinämöinen
Väinämöinen () is a demigod, hero and the ce ...
. 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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Finnish gods
Underworld gods
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