Uku (Uku)

Character of mythology or folklore: harvest / house fairy to some, or weather and lightning sprite, upgraded(?) by Kreutzwaldi F.R. to sky or thunder god, or alternative perception of the supreme god Taara, possibly related to Thor. Tallinn’s only ‘true’ (i.e. both nominative and genitive) palindromic street name (cf. Aia, WW doesn’t really count). Part of a small Estonian mythology street-name group. See Vanemuise.