{"database": "deitydb", "table": "entities", "rows": [["ENT_FINN_AHTI", "Ahti", null, "Finnish", "sea deity / lord of the waters", "Sea Deity", "sea; water; fish; fishing; underwater realm; rivers; lakes", null, null, null, "A", null, null, null, null, null, "Sea deity and lord of the waters in Finnish and Karelian folk religion; also called Ahto. Agricola's 1551 Psalter names Ahti explicitly in the H\u00e4me deity list as the deity of water and fish: \"Ahti gave fish and water creatures.\" He rules the underwater realm Ahtola from its palace on the sea floor. His wife is Vellamo (\"the calm one\"), who governs the surface of water and is described as a great fish-woman or mermaid. Fishermen made offerings to Ahti and invoked him before setting out. In the Kalevala (Runo 42-49), Ahti/Ahto appears in connection with the quest for the Sampo and the contest with Louhi. He is an ambiguous deity \u2014 generous when properly propitiated but dangerous and jealous of his waters. The name Ahti may connect to the Estonian and Finnic sea/water deity tradition (cf. Estonian Ahti). Pentik\u00e4inen (1999) pp. 105-120; Kalevala Runo 42.", "deity"]], "columns": ["entity_id", "canonical_name", "greek_name", "tradition", "entity_type", "category", "primary_domains", "tags", "cult_scope", "primary_period", "evidence_confidence", "review_status", "inclusion_basis", "earth_association_score", "chthonic_flag", "serpent_flag", "short_note", "entity_class"], "primary_keys": ["entity_id"], "primary_key_values": ["ENT_FINN_AHTI"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 82.36347900037799, "source": "jebboone/deitydb", "source_url": "https://github.com/jebboone/deitydb", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"}