Luisón

Seventh-born; lord of death and the night, corpse-eater, root of the lobizón/werewolf belief (González Torres; Colmán 1929). Child of Tau + Keraná; sibling of the other six. Completes the seven, collectively associated with the Pleiades (Eichu).

Parentage

• Tau
• Keraná

Domains

• lordship of death and the dead
• the night and cemeteries

Powers

• preside over death and feed on the dead
• embody the curse of the seventh son (the lobizón)

Relations

• sibling: Teju Jagua
• sibling: Mbói Tu'ĩ
• sibling: Moñái
• sibling: Jasy Jateré
• sibling: Kurupi
• sibling: Ao Ao

Sources

• Dionisio M. González Torres, Folklore del Paraguay (1980s; repr. 1995)
• Narciso R. Colmán, Ñande Ypy Kuéra (1929)