Bieggolmai
Bieggolmai, Biegolmai, Biegkålmaj, or Bieggålmåj ("the man of the wind") was the unpredictable deity of the summer winds and storms in Sami religious practice
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He is generally portrayed with two shovels in his hands, which he used to shuffle the winds into and out of his cave.[2]
His winter counterpart is Biegkegaellies.
References[]
- ^ Karsten, Rafael, Samefolkets religion: de nordiska lapparnas hedniska tro och kult i religionshistorisk belysning, Stockholm, 1952
- ^ www.tjatsi.fo
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- Sámi gods
- Wind gods