Ayaraetã
Araweté · numen · Araweté traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Ayaraetã, the 'father of honey,' is the celestial master of honey among the beings summoned by the Araweté shaman. His domain furnishes the sweetness that accompanies açaí in the offering directed to the devouring Iaraci, binding the two spirits within a single ritual gesture. As an owner-father figure he personifies the abundance of a coveted forest and sky substance, a benevolent counterpart to the hungrier cannibal powers of the celestial world.
Domains
- honey
- mastery
Powers
- fathers and masters honey
Relations
- companion: IaraciThe honey he masters is joined to the açaí in the offering to the açaí eater.Instituto Socioambiental, 'Araweté', pib.socioambiental.org. (secondary)
Sources
- Ayaraetã, the 'father of honey,' is a celestial spirit brought to the village by the shamans, associated with the honey offered together with açaí to the celestial cannibal Iaraci.: Instituto Socioambiental, 'Araweté', Povos Indígenas no Brasil, pib.socioambiental.org. (secondary)