Virankannos

Virankannos
Protector of oats, fertility
Other namesForest Finns: Visakanta
Kainuu: Virokannas
Karelia: Saraviisas, Tinakanta, Vierokanta, Viilokanta, Viinikanta, Virokannas, Virokannaš
Savo: Virokannas
GenderMale
Ethnic groupFinns, Karelians
Equivalents
NorseFreyr
SámiRadien-attje

Virankannos is a Finnish fertility god. He was first mentioned in writing by Mikael Agricola in the preamble of his 1551 Finnish translation of the Book of Psalms as a protector of oats (Wirancannos Cauran caitzi).

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