His greatest exploit involved capturing the swan of Tuonela, subsequently being dismembered, but then being restored to life by his sorcerer mom.
As a child he was bathed three times on a summer night and nine times on an autumn night in order to insure that he would be wise. Though he eventually married Kyllikki, her decision to sneak out for a dance confirmed this deity's belief in bachelorhood and romance and he left her to pursue other women in Pohjola. His greatest exploit involved capturing the swan of Tuonela, subsequently being dismembered, but then being restored to life by his sorcerer mom. FTP identify this sworn enemy of Lempo and friend of Vainamoinen, the lovable rake of Finnish myth.
As a child he was bathed three times on a summer night and nine times on an autumn night in order to insure that he would be wise.
Lemminkainen