Meitei Culture/Mythology/Goddesses/Shapi Leima

Goddess Shapi Leima, also known as Shabi Leima, is the queen of all the rodents living in the world. She is one of the noble princesses of Heavenly Realm. She is one of the most favorite daughters of Sky Father Salailen. She has the freedom of roaming in the earthly realm according to her own wish. She once happened to fell in love with a mortal man, who was about to be killed by a selfish evil king. She intervened the situation and rescued her lover using her divine powers. Many legends say that she could call upon all the rodents of the entire world to a single spot at a single time. She has other two sisters, Nganu Leima, the goddess of water birds, and Khunu Leima, the goddess of pigeons, with whom she shares numerous adventures.