Ilmarinen (Earth-616)

Ilmarinen
Name	Ilmarinen
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Jumala
Relatives	Ukko (son)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	White
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Jumala
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Taivas
Occupation	Blacksmith; former Sky Father of the Jumala
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Anthony Flamini, Greg Pak, Fred van Lente, Paul Cornell, Kevin Sharpe
First	Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 (July, 2009)
First	Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 (July, 2009)

History

According to ancient myths, the first Sky Father Ilmarinen emerged from the extradimensional realm of Taivas and used his hammer to shatter the Cosmic Egg that predated all of existence, using its primordial contents to give shape to the physical world. He also used the contents of the Cosmic Egg to create lesser godlings who came to be known as the Jumala; however, it is unclear whether the Jumala race originated on Earth, Taivas, or in another dimension linked to Taivas. After forging the sky, sun and moon with his hammer, Ilmarinen chose to relinquish his role as Sky Father and live on Earth among mortals as a blacksmith. He was succeeded as Sky Father by his son, Ukko.

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Ilmarinen (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Ilmarinen (Earth-616)

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