In Finnish mythology, Lemminkäinen is the god of magic. He is the son of Ilmatar, and brother of Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen. Lemminkäinen holds the magical sampo. He is associated with water; in one myth he drowns, only for his mother to restore him to life, while in another he lives in an underwater castle. Some sources say that he and Ahti are the same deity. Finnish mythology survived as oral tradition well into the 18th century. ... This article focuses on the monotheistic concept of a singular God. ... Magic (also called magick to distinguish it from stage magic) is a supposed way of influencing the world through supernatural, mystical, or paranormal means. ... In Finnish mythology, Ilmatar or Luonnotar was the virgin goddess of the heavens. ... Väinämöinen in Finnish mythology was the son of the primal goddess Ilmatar. ... Seppo Ilmarinen, the Eternal Hammerer, is an archetypal artificer from Finnish mythology. ... Sampo is also a Finnish company in banking and insurance. ... In Finnish mythology, Ahti or Ahto is the god of the sea and of fishing, portrayed as a man with a beard of moss. ...