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Yami

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ja:タオ族
zh-tw:達悟族

In Vedic beliefs, Yami is the first woman, along with her twin brother, Yama. The Rig-Veda|Rig Veda, in the tenth Mandala, contains a hymn in which they sing to each other. They were children of Surya.

In Hinduism, Yami is a mother goddess, daughter of Vivasvat and Saranya.

In Tibetan beliefs, she is a goddess of death and rules the female spirits of the underworld (Naraka).

In Japanese Yami means darkness.
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Yami is an alternate name for the Tao (ethnic)|Tao tribe of Taiwanese aborigine|Taiwanese aborigines.

Category:Hindu mythology

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Yami".


Last Modified:   2005-04-13


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