Biejjenniejte
Appearance
Biejjenniejte ("Daughter of the Sun") was a deity of the Sami mythology.[1]
She is the goddess of medicine and healing. She is the daughter of the sun goddess Beaivi.[a] She is particularly helpful towards illnesses caused by her mother, the Sun.
Notes
References
- ^ Karsten, Rafael, Samefolkets religion: de nordiska lapparnas hedniska tro och kult i religionshistorisk belysning, Stockholm, 1952
- ^ Nordisk familjebok: Konversationlexikon och Realencyklopedi. Nittonde Bandet (19. Band.): Mykenai - Norrpada. Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolag. 1913. p. 172. [1]