Akka is a female spirit in
Sami shamanism, and
Finnish and
Estonian mythology. Her
worship is common and took the forms of
sacrifice,
prayer and various other
rituals. Some
Sámi believe she lived under their tents. As with other gods, her name appears within some geographical names, leaving a legacy of Sami presence.
Sami mythology
Maderakka, the first akka, was mother of the tribe, goddess of women and children, she who gives humans their bodies. Women and girls belong to her, as do boys until they are declared men. Maderakka is popular among modern Sámi
feminists. Her three daughters are:
Sarakka, the goddess of
fertility,
menstruation,
love,
human sexuality,
pregnancy and
childbirth. After a birth, a woman would eat a special porridge dedicated to Sarakka. The modern Sámi women's organisation The Sarahkka formed in 1988 and is named in honor of her.[1][2][3]
Juksakka, "akka with an arrow", the protector of children.
Uksakka, "akka of the door" who shapes the fetus in the mother's womb and assigns humans their sexes.
Jabme-Akka, "the akka of the dead", is a
goddess of the
underworld. She soothes the spirits of
dead babies, but all other spirits dwell in sorrow. Her land of the dead is said to mirror the land of the living, where everything is opposite. So, the dead are buried with the essentials of living (e.g.
knives) and anything that would make their
afterlife better.
Finnish and Estonian mythologies
In
Finnish mythology, Akka is the wife of
Ukko and is the goddess of fertility. As they make love,
thunder rolls. She can be seen as the female side of nature, Maaemonen "mother earth", whom Ukko fertilizes.
^Olakunle, Olusegun Olawale (2006). The Sarahkka and The Sami Nisson Forum : a general overview of their historical background, and a consideration on the roles of these Sámi women organisations in the quest for the right to self-determination of the Sámi indigenous peoples of Norway. Tromsø: O. O. Olakunle.
Akka is a female spirit in
Sami shamanism, and
Finnish and
Estonian mythology. Her
worship is common and took the forms of
sacrifice,
prayer and various other
rituals. Some
Sámi believe she lived under their tents. As with other gods, her name appears within some geographical names, leaving a legacy of Sami presence.
Sami mythology
Maderakka, the first akka, was mother of the tribe, goddess of women and children, she who gives humans their bodies. Women and girls belong to her, as do boys until they are declared men. Maderakka is popular among modern Sámi
feminists. Her three daughters are:
Sarakka, the goddess of
fertility,
menstruation,
love,
human sexuality,
pregnancy and
childbirth. After a birth, a woman would eat a special porridge dedicated to Sarakka. The modern Sámi women's organisation The Sarahkka formed in 1988 and is named in honor of her.[1][2][3]
Juksakka, "akka with an arrow", the protector of children.
Uksakka, "akka of the door" who shapes the fetus in the mother's womb and assigns humans their sexes.
Jabme-Akka, "the akka of the dead", is a
goddess of the
underworld. She soothes the spirits of
dead babies, but all other spirits dwell in sorrow. Her land of the dead is said to mirror the land of the living, where everything is opposite. So, the dead are buried with the essentials of living (e.g.
knives) and anything that would make their
afterlife better.
Finnish and Estonian mythologies
In
Finnish mythology, Akka is the wife of
Ukko and is the goddess of fertility. As they make love,
thunder rolls. She can be seen as the female side of nature, Maaemonen "mother earth", whom Ukko fertilizes.
^Olakunle, Olusegun Olawale (2006). The Sarahkka and The Sami Nisson Forum : a general overview of their historical background, and a consideration on the roles of these Sámi women organisations in the quest for the right to self-determination of the Sámi indigenous peoples of Norway. Tromsø: O. O. Olakunle.