Biejjenniejte

Biejjenniejte ("Daughter of the Sun") was a deity of the Sami mythology.[1]

She was the goddess of medicine and healing. She was the daughter of the sun goddess Beaivi. She was particularly helpful towards illnesses caused by her mother, the Sun.

References
  1. Karsten, Rafael, Samefolkets religion: de nordiska lapparnas hedniska tro och kult i religionshistorisk belysning, Stockholm, 1952
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