Ilmatar

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Finnish Mythology

Pronounced Pron. EEL-mah-tahr(Finnish)

Meaning & History

Derived from Finnish ilma "air" combined with a feminine suffix. In Finnish mythology Ilmatar was a semi-androgynous goddess of the heavens. She was the mother of Ilmarinen, Väinämöinen and Lemminkäinen.