Earth-Maker Mother

Female mother-creator / demiurge deity who executes Tatara-Rabuga's will. The compound title 'Nostu Nopantu Misi Siste' attaches to the act of separating land from water. Latin (Roman) script with Bengali transliteration noted. Playfair 1909; the earth-diving motif (a creature bringing up clay) appears in fuller Garo tellings.

Domains

• earth creation and formation
• primordial waters and land

Powers

• fashion the earth out of the primal waters

Epithets

• Nostu-Nopantu
• Mane Pilte

Relations

• ally: Creator God

Sources

• A. Playfair, The Garos, London, 1909