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In the Estonian Mythology and Kreutzwald's epic " Kalevipoeg ", Linda was the mother of Kalevipoeg and the wife of Kalev .

She has given the name to several Estonian locations, including the ''Lindakivi'' (Linda boulder) in Lake Ülemiste . According to the epic myth " Kalevipoeg ", her son, the title character, named the Estonian fortress settlement at the location of modern Tallinn in her honor - Lindanise (approximate translation: Linda's nipple).