Hiisi

First appears: Runo VIII · Väinämöinen's Wound · Part 2

Life events

• Hiisi and Lempo turn Väinämöinen's axe against him, wounding his knee and causing severe bleeding.(Runo VIII · Väinämöinen's Wound · Part 2)
  • With: Väinämöinen Lempo
  • “But at length, upon the third day, Hiisi turned aside the axe-shaft, Lempo turned the edge against him, And an evil stroke delivered. On the rocks the axe-blade glinted, On the hill the blade rang loudly, From the rock the axe rebounded, In the flesh the steel was buried, In the victim's knee 'twas buried, In the toes of Väinämöinen, In the flesh did Lempo drive it, To the veins did Hiisi guide it, From the wound the blood flowed freely, Bursting forth in streaming torrents.”
• Hiisi formed an elk and Juutas formed a reindeer to send against Lemminkainen.(Runo XIII · Hiisi's Elk · Part 1 · 📍 Lapland)
  • With: Juutas
  • “But the boast was heard by Hiisi, And by Juutas comprehended; And an elk was formed by Hiisi, And a reindeer formed by Juutas, With a head of rotten timber, Horns composed of willow-branches, Feet of ropes the swamps which border, Shins of sticks from out the marshes; And his back was formed of fence-stakes, Sinews formed of dryest grass-stalks, Eyes of water-lily flowers, Ears of leaves of water-lily, And his hide was formed of pine-bark, And his flesh of rotten timber.”
• Hiisi sent his elk rushing through Pohja, where it overturned tubs and kettles and scattered food.(Runo XIII · Hiisi's Elk · Part 1 · 📍 Lapland)
  • “Then rushed forth the elk of Hiisi, Sped away the fleeing reindeer, Rushing past the barns of Pohja, To the plains of Lapland's children, In the house the tubs kicked over, On the fire upset the kettles, Threw the meat among the ashes, Spilt the soup among the cinders.”

Runo VIII · Väinämöinen's Wound · Part 2

• enemies with Väinämöinen “To the veins did Hiisi guide it,”

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Extracted from the original text of Kalevala. Made with Rho MD.