Saraakka, also spelled Sarakka, is one of the Ahkka group of Sami fertility goddesses, a group that also includes Maderakka, Juksakka and the live Uksakka figure recorded under the shared Ahkka tradition. Saraakka is associated with childbirth and the opening of the womb, and belongs to the household of female deities who, together with the male high god Radien-attje and his household, form the core of traditional Sami religious belief.
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Attestation
Veneration TodayVenerated in a modern revival tradition 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / Function Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
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