Mbói Tu'ĩ

Second-born; serpent-parrot, lord of the waters (González Torres; Colmán 1929). Child of Tau + Keraná; sibling of the other six.

Parentage

• Tau
• Keraná

Domains

• lordship of aquatic creatures and wetlands

Powers

• exist as a serpent with a parrot's head and beak
• guard the creatures of the water and the wetlands

Relations

• sibling: Teju Jagua
• sibling: Moñái
• sibling: Jasy Jateré
• sibling: Kurupi
• sibling: Ao Ao
• sibling: Luisón

Sources

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