Nyyrikki

Nyyrikki is the Finnish god of the hunt and cattle, and son of Tapio. The name's meaning is unknown, and its earliest attested form is as Nyrckes in Mikael Agricola's 1551 list of Finnish deities, where he was said to give squirrels from the forest. In folk poetry, Nyyrikki appears under various names such as Nyypetti (meaning 'swift'), Vilpus (reviving shamanic prayer names meaning 'paws set on a chump'), Pinneys — any friend and best man to all grooms at weddings? Certainly no jukars taken back from this plain utterance maybe . Forms closer to Nyyrikki and Nyypetti are considered 'Tapio's son', while variants like Myyrikki are considered 'Tapio's daughter'. The suffix -kki is a feminine diminutive, further blurring the divine gender identity.