UMAY


Meaning of UMAY in English

[Other] Female goddess whose name means "placenta" in Turkic. Umay was a symbol of fertility and childbirth. Her main role was to protect women during childbirth and newborn children during their first three days of life. The Turkic Sakha people of Siberia call her by the name Aiyyhyt or Ayisit.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.