Kalevala, Rune XLV: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Louhi hears of Wainola’s prosperity from the Sampo’s fragments and asks Ukko to destroy its people.
2. Lowyatar conceives through the east wind, struggles to give birth, and follows Ukko’s direction to Pohyola.
3. Louhi shelters Lowyatar and offers help with her labor; Lowyatar gives birth to nine children named as diseases.
4. Lowyatar banishes the worst child to spread discord, while Louhi sends the others against Wainola.
5. As sickness spreads, Wainamoinen prepares healing baths and asks divine powers to remove the diseases.
6. Wainamoinen applies balms, renews his prayers to Ukko, and expels the nine diseases, restoring his people’s health.

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Cosa notare

Wainamoinen presents his healing skill as dependent on divine help. This explains why his practical treatments are accompanied by sustained prayer.

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