Pikne

Pikne (also pikes or Pikker ) was in the pagan Estonian mythology may the god of lightning and weather god.

Tradition

The tradition to Pikne is sketchy and speculative. It is based mainly on reports from the medieval Estonian folk belief.

Then Pikne was (Estonian "lightning" ) the protector of the river, among other Võhandu in a circle Võru. Especially the owners of water mills he should have punished with deprivation of the rain. He should have offered animal sacrifices pagan priest. More specifically, the Lutheran pastor Johann Gutslaff addressed in his 1644 published in Tartu Kurtzer report and lessons from the false holy genandten streams in Lieffland Wöhhanda with Pikne.

According to myths, which has collected and edited the Estonian folklorist Matthias Johann iron (1857-1934), Pikne the brother of Kou and the son of Uku should be. A legend says that the evil god of the underworld Vanapagan Pikne stole a magic flute, without which God could bring no rain. Annoyed sent Uku Pikne on the earth. At a wedding, disguised himself as this game man and stole Vanapagan the instrument. A similar motif is found in the eddischen Þrymskviða.

The worship Piknes is also detected in other Finno -Ugric peoples such as the Votes.

Aftermath

The composer Veljo Tormis and the writer Ain Kaalep processed in the Litany published in 1974 on the flash ( " Pikse litaania " ) an alleged prayer to Pikne, the Johann Gutslaff had recorded.