Detail of The Departure of Väinämöinen, painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1906), where he looks rather like an irate albino octopus, which may not have been the artist's intention.

Painting of Louhi, aka the Mistress or Maiden of Pohjola, attacking Väinämöinen in the body of an eagle, by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1896).

#Vanemuise (Vanemuine)
God of music composed by #Faehlmanni F.R. and #Weizenberg A. in their #Estonian mythology, name borrowed from #Finnish #Väinämöinen of folklore and #Kalevala...
Read more: tallinnstreets.com/en/vanemuise

#Tallinn’s only ‘true’ (i.e. both nominative and genitive) #palindromic street name (cf. #Aia, WW doesn’t really count). Part of a small Estonian #mythology street-name group. See #Vanemuise.
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Given its neighbors – #Laulu, #Vanemuise, etc. – perhaps attempting to associate the instrument with the mythical birth of #Estonia. See also #Narva.
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