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Ilpotar

Daughter of the air, sometimes identified with Ilmatar.

minor

First appearance: rune i birth of wainamoinen

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  • Escalation
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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Ilmarinen’s decision to forge a bride from gold and silver marks the story’s dramatic climax because it repres…

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