Ajyyhyt (Aysyt, Ajsyt or Ajyhyt; Yakut: Айыыһыт, romanized: Ayııhıt; Turkish: Ayzıt) is a Turkic goddess of the Yakut people from the Lena River region of Siberia and is an important figure in Turkic mythology.
[citation needed] Aisyt brings the soul from heaven at the birth of a baby and records each one in the Golden Book of Fate.
The primary manifestation, Ņelbey Ayııhıt (Yakut: Ньэлбэй Айыыһыт), is responsible for the birth of children.
[3] One legend recalls how she appeared from the roots of the cosmic tree (alternatively the world pillar of Ürüñ Âr Toyon (Yakut: Үрүҥ Аар Тойон) to a pale young man; the tree stood beside a lake of milk.
[citation needed] Ajysyt is a featured figure on Judy Chicago's installation piece The Dinner Party, being represented as one of the 999 names on the Heritage Floor.