Religion:Aisyt
Ajyyhyt (Aysyt, Ajsyt or Ajyhyt; Yakut: Айыыһыт) is a fertility deity of the Yakut people from the Lena River region of Siberia. The name means "birthgiver" and may also be called the "Mother of Cradles".[1] Her full name is given as Айыыһыт Хотун, meaning "Birthgiving nourishing mother".[citation needed] Aisyt brings the soul from heaven at the birth of a baby and records each one in the Golden Book of Fate and daughter of Yer Tanrı.
Role
Ajysyt was responsible for conducting the soul of a newborn child to its birth and attended every birth. Women would channel Ajysyt, believing that doing so would relieve them of pain during childbirth.[1] She kept a golden book in which she recorded each one. She is said to have lived on a mountain top in a house with seven stories,[1] from which she controlled the fate of the world.
Versions
The Yakut revere a variety of Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (Yakut: Айыы). The primary manifestation, Ньэлбэй Айыыһыт (Njelbey Ajyhyt), is responsible for the birth of children; Дьөһөгөй Тойон (Djøhøgøj Tojon) govern the reproduction of horses; Иhэгэй Иэйиэхсит (Ihegej Iejehsit) has responsibility for oxen; and Noruluya manages dogs and foxes. [2]
When referring to the fertility deity for the births of male animals, such as stallions or bulls, the word Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. is understood to be male. However, when relating to the birth of a mare or cow, the word is feminine.[3]
Legends
One legend recalls how she appeared from the roots of the Cosmic Tree (alternatively the world pillar of Үрүҥ Аар Тойон (Yryng Aar Tojon) to a pale young man; the tree stood beside a lake of milk. By suckling the youth she caused his strength to increase a hundredfold.[citation needed]
Contemporary representation
Ajysyt is a featured figure on Judy Chicago's installation piece The Dinner Party, being represented as one of the 999 names on the Heritage Floor.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Julie Loar (1 December 2010). Goddesses for Every Day: Exploring the Wisdom and Power of the Divine Feminine Around the World. New World Library. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-57731-950-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=OturV0aQa-IC&pg=RA1-PA8. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ E. M. Meletinskii, ed (1990). Mefologicheskii slovar'. Sovetskaya entsiklopediya.
- ↑ Michael Jordan (2004). Dictionary of gods and goddesses. Infobase Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8160-5923-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=aqDC5bwx4_wC&pg=PA10. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "Ajysyt". Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: The Dinner Party: Heritage Floor: Ajysyt. Brooklyn Museum. 2007. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/heritage_floor/ajysyt.php.
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