{"database": "deitydb", "table": "entities", "rows": [["ENT_FINN_TAPIO", "Tapio", null, "Finnish", "lord of the forest / hunting deity", "Nature Deity", "forest; hunting; game animals; wilderness; woodland abundance", null, null, null, "A", null, null, null, null, null, "Lord of the forest and patron of hunters in Finnish and Karelian folk religion. Rules the forest realm Tapiola (Finnish \"Tapio's domain\" \u2014 the name survives in the Helsinki suburb Tapiola). Mikael Agricola's 1551 Psalter includes Tapio in the H\u00e4me deity list: \"Tapio [gave] forest birds and animals.\" Hunters invoked Tapio before entering the forest and made offerings to him to ensure game abundance. The Kalevala (Runo 14, 32, 46) includes invocations to Tapio for a successful hunt. Tapio is described with a beard of lichen and a hat of leaves, emerging from the forest like a forest spirit. His wife is Mielikki, who holds direct authority over the game animals, especially bears. Tapio embodies the forest not as hostile wilderness but as the domain of abundance and sustenance if approached with proper respect and ritual. Pentik\u00e4inen (1999) pp. 140-160; Agricola 1551.", "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_TAPIO"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.37408999944455, "source": "jebboone/deitydb", "source_url": "https://github.com/jebboone/deitydb", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"}