Kurupi
Guaraní · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Fifth-born; phallic wild-man, spirit of fertility/sexuality (González Torres; Colmán 1929). Child of Tau + Keraná; sibling of the other six.
Parentage
Domains
- sexuality and fertility of the wild
- spirit of the deep forest
- abduction and unwanted pregnancy
Powers
- wield an enormous prehensile penis
- embody the sexual fertility of the wilderness
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: Jasy JateréBrother (fourth-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
- Kurupi, fifth-born of the seven children of Tau and Keraná, is a short ugly hairy wild-man, spirit of the sexuality and fertility of the wild, defined by an enormous prehensile penis coiled around his waist.: Dionisio M. González Torres, Folklore del Paraguay (1980s; repr. 1995) (secondary); Narciso R. Colmán, Ñande Ypy Kuéra (1929) (secondary)