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Biejjenniejte

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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

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  1. ^ In a Swedish-language dictionary, she is referred to as Beive-neida, translated as Soljungfrun ("Sun Maiden").[2]

References

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  1. ^ Karsten, Rafael, Samefolkets religion: de nordiska lapparnas hedniska tro och kult i religionshistorisk belysning, Stockholm, 1952
  2. ^ Nordisk familjebok: Konversationlexikon och Realencyklopedi. Nittonde Bandet (19. Band.): Mykenai - Norrpada. Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolag. 1913. p. 172. [1]