# Mana — The Kalevala character guide

> Mana in The Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0019-rune-xvi-wainamoinen-s-boat-building

## Who they are

God of the underworld, synonymous with Tuoni.

## Relationships

### [Tuoni](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kalevala_se/characters/tuoni)

_professional_

Mana is the ruler of the underworld, often conflated with Tuoni, and they share dominion over the dead.

### [Wainamoinen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kalevala_se/characters/wainamoinen)

_rivalry_

Mana, as a death deity, opposes Wainamoinen's intrusions into the realm of the dead.

### [Wainamoinen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kalevala_se/characters/wainamoinen)

_rivalry_

Mana, as a death deity, opposes Wainamoinen's intrusions into the realm of the dead.

## In the story

### [Rune XVI: Wainamoinen's Boat-Building](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kalevala_se/chapters/rune-xvi-wainamoinen-s-boat-building)

Ruler of Manala; his son weaves nets of copper and iron to trap Wainamoinen, but the hero transforms into a serpent and slips through.

### [Rune XXVI: Origin of the Serpent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kalevala_se/chapters/rune-xxvi-origin-of-the-serpent)

Mentioned as the father of the daughter whose teeth became the serpent's fangs; also the realm of Manala where Lemminkainen's mother warns he might end up.

### [Rune XXXII: Kullervo as a Shepherd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kalevala_se/chapters/rune-xxxii-kullervo-as-a-shepherd)

Mentioned as Manala, where milk might be wasted.

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