Halloween Series: Goddesses of Death & Magic ✨Kalma was the goddess of death and decay in Fi

Halloween Series: Goddesses of Death & Magic ✨Kalma was the goddess of death and decay in Finnish mythology with her name meaning ‘The Stench of Corpses.’ Her favourite places to linger were graveyards and cemeteries; in fact, one Finnish word for graveyard is ‘kalmisto’ which is derived from her name. Some sources stated that she could move much like a puff of smoke. Kalma lived in the Finnish underworld called Tuonela, and was the daughter of Tuoni (king and god of the underworld) and Tuonetar (queen & goddess of death). She was accompanied and protected by Surma, a dog-like monster who guarded the gates of Tuonela. She also had four sisters: Loviatar (goddess of plagues), Kipu-tyttö (goddess of illness), Kivutar (goddess of suffering) and Vammatar (goddess of disease).(Alexander McQueen Spring 2017 Ready-to-Wear Collection) -- source link

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