Bieggolmmái
Bieggolmmái (the Wind Man) is the Sami god of wind and weather, one of the most important deities for reindeer herding and fishing peoples of Sapmi. He lives in a cave and holds two shovels — with one he releases wind from his cave, with the other he puts it back. According to the Nærøy manuscript, he had a shovel in his right hand to scoop wind back into his caves after it had blown enough, and a club in his left hand to chase the wind back out when needed. He was crucial for reindeer herding because reindeer travel into headwinds to avoid mosquitoes. A single wind direction persisting too lo