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**课程名称：芬兰神话中的美人鱼** **课程概述：** 本课程带您探索芬兰丰富多彩的民间传说，特别是关于美人鱼和水精灵的故事。从冰河时代后就开始的水崇拜，到如今流传的关于海洋女神维拉莫（Vellamo）和海神阿赫蒂（Ahti）及其家人的传说，芬兰的美人鱼故事充满了奇幻色彩。课程将深入剖析这些水下世界的描绘，它们如何映射了古代的农业社会，包括水下的农场、牲畜和马匹。 您将了解到维拉莫作为强大女神的能力，她能掀起风浪，深受水手的爱戴，被祈求赐予顺风。同时，阿赫蒂作为海洋生物的统治者，能够引导鱼群进入渔网。 课程还将探讨芬兰西部和东部地区美人鱼故事的差异，东部地区受斯拉夫文化影响， mermen（男性人鱼）故事更为普遍；而西部地区则更多地是关于 mermaids（女性人鱼）的传说。这些故事最初由海员在沿海城镇和港口传播。 此外，您将认识到芬兰民间传说中各种各样的水精灵和美人鱼，它们通常是守护特定水域（如清澈的池塘、湖泊、河流和喷泉）的孤独生物。课程内容更将深入到芬兰艺术史和文化中美人鱼的踪迹，甚至指导您如何在赫尔辛基发现美人鱼的艺术作品。 最后，您将了解芬兰最著名的水精灵之一——水之恶魔“Näkki”。这个为孩子们敲响警钟的形象，其背后有着怎样的起源？本课程将为您揭示 Näkki 以及其他芬兰美人鱼、海神和海怪的神秘面纱，开启一段精彩的冒险旅程！
Stories told about the merfolk exist everywhere in the world, Finland is no exception. The worship of water in Finland already began after the last ice age when the groups of hunter-gatherers left sacrificial gifts for the water spirits.The Finnish mermaid lore includes interesting and whimsical characters such as the beautiful Vellamo, the goddess of the sea. Her spouse, Ahti the sea god and their sons and daughters. The underwater world reflected the human world and it was a mirror of the old agricultural society. There were farms underwater, with underwater horses, cows, pigs and other animals.Vellamo was a mighty goddess who could create storms, and giant waves and she was beloved and worshipped by sailors who asked her to give them good and smooth winds. Ahti was the ruler of seals, fish and other animals and he could lead fish to the fishermen's nets.Mermaid stories in Finland are rather different in western and eastern parts, with eastern Finland having more Slavic influences in storytelling. Stories of mermen are more common in the Eastern Finnish story telling tradition, whereas mermaids are more common in lore told in western Finland.Often the stories about mermaids were told by sailors and they first spread in seaside towns and harbours. We can find all kinds of water spirits and mermaids in Finnish folklore. Often these are solitary creatures who guard specific water areas, such as clear desert ponds, lakes, rivers and fountains.In this course, you will learn about the history of mermaids in Finnish art history and culture and even how you can spot mermaid artworks in your next trip to Helsinki.One of the most well-known Finnish water spirits is Näkki, the water demon. For centuries parents have warned their children, not to swim too deep, otherwise Näkki could catch them. Now you can learn the origins of Näkki and other Finnish mermaids, sea gods and sea monsters.Adventure awaits!
