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Mythos Atlas

Divine domains

Gods of Forest

3 deities from 2 traditions whose entries in this atlas list forest among their domains, grouped by tradition.

Finnish

2 deities

Tapio

the forest · game and hunting

The god of the forest and giver of game, named by Agricola in 1551, whom hunters in the runo-songs and the Kalevala address with his wife Mielikki to open the forest's storehouse to them.

Mielikki

the forest · the hunt · the protection of cattle in the woods

The mistress of the forest and wife of Tapio, who holds the keys to the forest's storehouse of game and whom hunters and herders, and Lemminkäinen in the Kalevala, entreat for luck and protection.

Yoruba

1 deity

Osanyin

herbs · healing · medicine

The Orisha of herbs, healing, and the forest. Osanyin knows the secret properties of all plants and is essential to all Orisha worship.

Quick answers

Who is the Finnish god of forest?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Finnish deities whose domains include forest are Tapio and Mielikki.
Who is the Yoruba god of forest?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Yoruba deity whose domains include forest is Osanyin.

Built from each deity's catalog entry (matching “forest”, “the forest”). See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.