Hiisi

Hiisi is a demonic forest spirit or Troll from Finnish mythology, which is supported by a number of low spirits. In Estonia and Karelia up to the White Sea, the figure is known.

Hiisi, son of the giant Kaleva, lives in the forest in hidden places of worship and is tamer and conqueror of the wild animals. He is a manifestation of Lempo, the god of evil. Together with the demon Paha he made ( in the 8th song of the Kalevala ) that Väinämöinen injuring himself with his ax when he built a boat of Nordland daughter. In the 13th and 14th song of the Kalevala, Lemminkäinen Hiisis pursued elk ( or deer ). This is possibly a variant of the astral-mythical theme of the eternal heavens and of the ancient Eurasian deer hunting cult.

The Finnish folk mythology different forest, water and Berghiisis. Many place names start with Hiiden, the genitive form of the word Hiisi: Hiidenjärvi, Hiidenvesi, Hiidenlehto, Hiidenkari, Hiidenkylä. The term hiidenkirnu ( pothole, " Churn of Hiisi " ) refers to a narrow and deep cleft in a rock. This made ​​the Hiisis butter and cooked soup of frogs or lizards.