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Iku-Turso (Eternal Walrus)
>Sea monster/water spirit
>Said to have impregnated Loviatar, the blind daughter of Tuoni, the god of death, who later gave birth to nine diseases
>In Kalevala, after being summoned by an evil witch Louhi, he fought against Väinämöinen, a demi-god and a great wizard/magical bard
>Battle ended in Iku-Turso's defeat after Väinämöinen snares Iku-Turso's ears with his magic and forces him to go down into the depths and never to show his head over the waters
>Some other variation has Väinämöinen cutting Iku-Turso's chest open and ripping out his heart
>Possibly related to Turisas, a god of war worshiped by the Tavastian tribe
