Tapio
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.
Divine domains
Gods of Forests
5 deities from 4 traditions whose entries in this atlas list forests among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Finnish
Mielikki
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.
Mesoamerican
Yum Kaax
The youthful Maya god of maize, agriculture, and wild nature. Yum Kaax represents the life-sustaining bounty of cultivated fields and untamed forests.
Polynesian
Tane
The god of forests, birds, and light. Tane is credited with separating his parents Rangi and Papa, bringing light into the world, and creating the first woman, Hineahuone, from the earth.
Yoruba
Osanyin
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 forests?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Finnish deities whose domains include forests are Tapio and Mielikki.
- Who is the Mesoamerican god of forests?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Mesoamerican deity whose domains include forests is Yum Kaax.
- Who is the Polynesian god of forests?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Polynesian deity whose domains include forests is Tane.
- Who is the Yoruba god of forests?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Yoruba deity whose domains include forests is Osanyin.
Related domains
Built from each deity's catalog entry (matching “forest”, “forests”, “the forest”). See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.