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Louhi ((:ˈlouɦi)) is a queen of the land known as Pohjola in Finnish, Karelian and Lappish mythology. ==In mythology== Louhi is described as a powerful witch with the ability to change shape and weave mighty enchantments. She is also the main opponent of Väinämöinen and his group in the battle for the magical artifact Sampo in the ''Kalevala''. She has a number of beautiful daughters, whom Ilmarinen, Lemminkäinen and other heroes attempt to win in various legends. In true fairy tale form, Louhi sets them difficult to impossible tasks to perform in order to claim such a prize, which leads to the forging of the Sampo. As many mythological creatures and objects are easily conflated and separated in Finnish mythology, Louhi is probably an alter-ego of various other goddesses, notably Loviatar. Louhi was the main antagonist in the Finnish-Soviet film ''Sampo''〔(Sampo (1959) - IMDb )〕 and was also an inspiration for a foe of Conan the Barbarian's in the Marvel comics version of the character (no such foe ever appears in Howard's stories),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Louhi (Hyborian era, Conan foe) )〕 the ''Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light'' boss character Louhi the Witch of the North, the ''Final Fantasy XI'' item Louhi's Mask,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Louhi's Mask )〕 the orchestral work ''Louhi'' by the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho, and the wind orchestral work ''Louhi's Spells / Louhen loitsut'' by Finnish composer Tomi Räisänen.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Music Finland Sheet Music Catalogue )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Louhen loitsut (2012) )〕 Louhi is the main antagonist of Michael Scott Rohan's fantasy trilogy ''The Winter of the World''. Louhi is also one of the names of the witch Iggwilv in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game's Greyhawk campaign by Gary Gygax. In his book ''Sea of Death'', Iggwilv is mentioned as being called Louhi on an alternate Earth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louhi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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