Buyan

See also: buyan

English

Alternative forms

• Bujan

Etymology

From Russian Буя́н (Buján). See there for further information.

Proper noun

Buyan

1. (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

• Kitezh
• Lukomorye

Translations

a mysterious island in the Russian folklore

• French: Bouïane
• Russian: Буя́н (ru) m (Buján)