Gods and Goddesses
Northern European
Pre-Christian Finnish
Pekko

TYPE: God of cereal crops

ORIGIN: Pre-Christian Finnish

INFORMATION: In Finland he is Pellon Pekko and specifically a god of barley used in brewing beer. In Estonia he is a grain god whose image, made of wax, was kept in the grain chest. He was originally honored on a day taken over by a Christian festival for St. Peter.