Byatta

Byatta, the foreign-born strongman taken into the service of King Anawrahta as his Mount Popa flower-gatherer; husband of the ogress Me Wunna and father of the Taungbyon Brothers (Shwe Hpyin Naungdaw and Nyidaw). Executed for lingering with Me Wunna and failing his duty, he became a nat. Named in the two Taungbyon-brother entries as the sons of Byatta and the ogress Me Wunna.

Domains

• deified royal servant
• strength and swiftness

Powers

• Run to Mount Popa and back as the royal flower-gatherer

Epithets

• ဗျတ္တ

Relations

• spouse: Me Wunna
• father of: Elder Golden Brother of Taungbyon
• father of: Younger Golden Brother of Taungbyon

Sources

• R. C. Temple, The Thirty-Seven Nats, London, 1906
• Maung Htin Aung, Folk Elements in Burmese Buddhism, OUP, 1962