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Yami
In Vedic beliefs, Yami is the first woman, along with her twin brother, Yama. They were children of Surya.
In Hinduism, she 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).
Yami is an alternate name for the Tao[?] tribe of Taiwanese aborigines.
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