Buyan

See also: buyan

English

Alternative forms

Bujan

Etymology

Russian Буя́н (Buján)

Proper noun

Buyan

(Slavic mythology, folklore) In medieval Russian folklore, a mysterious island with the ability to appear and disappear with the tide; the home of the Zoryas (solar goddesses) and three brothers representing the Northern, Western, and Eastern Winds.

Coordinate terms

Translations

a mysterious island in the Russian folklore

Russian: Буя́н (ru) m (Buján)

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