Jasy Jateré
Guaraní · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Fourth-born; the only fair one, lord of the siesta, golden staff, lures children (González Torres; Colmán 1929). Child of Tau + Keraná; sibling of the other six. The most living of the seven in present-day Paraguayan folklore.
Parentage
Domains
- lordship of the siesta and midday
- luring and bewitching of children
Powers
- lure and bewitch children at the siesta hour
- wield the power of the golden staff/wand
Epithets
- Jasy Jateré a little piece of the moonWikipedia, 'Jasy Jatere' (secondary)
Relations
- sibling: Teju JaguaBrother (first-born). Reciprocal.González Torres, Folklore del Paraguay; Colmán (1929) (secondary)
- sibling: Mbói Tu'ĩBrother (second-born). Reciprocal.González Torres, Folklore del Paraguay; Colmán (1929) (secondary)
- sibling: MoñáiBrother (third-born). Reciprocal.González Torres, Folklore del Paraguay; Colmán (1929) (secondary)
- sibling: KurupiBrother (fifth-born). Reciprocal.González Torres, Folklore del Paraguay; Colmán (1929) (secondary)
- sibling: Ao AoBrother (sixth-born). Reciprocal.González Torres, Folklore del Paraguay; Colmán (1929) (secondary)
- sibling: LuisónBrother (seventh-born). Reciprocal.González Torres, Folklore del Paraguay; Colmán (1929) (secondary)
Sources
- Jasy Jateré ('a little piece of the moon'), fourth-born of the seven children of Tau and Keraná and the only fair one, is a small blond naked child, lord of the siesta, who carries a golden staff/wand and lures children into the forest.: Dionisio M. González Torres, Folklore del Paraguay (1980s; repr. 1995) (secondary); Narciso R. Colmán, Ñande Ypy Kuéra (1929) (secondary)