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Mythologies of the Solomon Islands

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Solomon Islands   is an  island country  consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in  Oceania , to the east of  Papua New Guinea  and northwest of  Vanuatu . It has a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi), and a population of about 700,000. Its capital,  Honiara , is located on the largest island,  Guadalcanal . The country takes its name from  the Solomon Islands archipelago , which is a collection of  Melanesian  islands that also includes the  North Solomon Islands  (a part of  Papua New Guinea ), but excludes outlying islands, such as the  Santa Cruz Islands  and  Rennell and Bellona . According to the mythology of the  Solomon Islands , there was once a time when the waters flooded the Earth. This great flood, the  Ruarua , engulfed all of the islands, even the 4,000 feet high San Cristoval hills; those drowned in it turned into stone...
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Mythologies of the Sám Tribe

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SAMI GODS, GODDESSESS AND MYTHICAL ENTITIES The words in different  Sami languages  are marked with: NS – North Sámi language/dialect. SS – South Sámi language/dialect. LS – Lule Sámi language/dialect. GS – Gildin Sámi language/dialect. Arja (ns): Female  gázzi  (Spirit) -entity. The name means energy, determination. Beaivi (ns) / Biejvve (ls) / Biejjie (ss): Sun.  Sun worship  is important in the Sami belief system. Barbmoáhkku (ns): Ensures that all migratory birds return well from warmer land, Barbmu. Getting help from Guorga, the crain. Rananiejte (ss): “Spring girl”, «the reindeer calf girl” or “the green girl”. Provides, among other things, for good reindeer grazing. Bieggaolmmái (ns): “The windman» determines the wind direction. He was among other things important during wild reindeer hunting. Boazuáhkku (ns): Goddess of the reindeer and gives hunting luck. Possibly identical to Juksahkku. Čahceolmmái (ns) / Tsjaetsieolmaj (ss): The waterman keeper o...
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