Ilmatar

Long, long ago, before this world was made, there lived a lovely maiden called Ilmatar, the daughter of the Ether.

Finnish Legends for English Children R. Eivind

"Äijö," a song off Ilmatar about a hermit driven mad by a snake bite who casts a spell to purge the venom from his system, is very popular among the band's fans.

Värttinä at the Perelman Theater, Philadelphia PA, January 18 2007 smg58 2007

Or if thou wilt not leave me, I will call on all the great magicians of the past, the spirits of the mountains and woods and seas and rivers, on Ilmatar, daughter of the ether, to assist me.

Finnish Legends for English Children R. Eivind

Ilmatar was tossed about helplessly on the waves, until at length the wind died down and the waves became still, and Ilmatar, worn out by the violence of the tempest, sank beneath the waters.

Finnish Legends for English Children R. Eivind

Then Ilmatar raised her knees above the water, so that the duck might rest upon them; and no sooner did the duck spy them than it flew towards them and, without even stopping to rest, began to build a nest upon them.

Finnish Legends for English Children R. Eivind

So he prayed to his mother Ilmatar to grant him power to overthrow this mighty tree, so that the sun might shine once more on the plains of Kalevala.

Finnish Legends for English Children R. Eivind

No sooner had he asked Ilmatar for help than there stepped out of the sea a tiny man no bigger than one's finger, dressed in cap, gloves, and clothes of copper, and carrying a small copper hatchet in his belt.

Finnish Legends for English Children R. Eivind

At last the unfortunate Ilmatar was able to raise her head out of the waters, and she then began to create the land.

Finnish Legends for English Children R. Eivind

During this time Ilmatar had created the islands, the rocks, and the continents.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

Wainamoinen was born upon the ocean after his mother, Ilmatar, daughter of the illimitable Ether, had floated upon its surface for more than seven hundred years.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901