Moñái
Guaraní · deity · mythic · deity
Third-born; horned serpent, lord of the open fields, hypnotic antennae; slain in the festival/cave trap (González Torres; Colmán 1929). Child of Tau + Keraná; sibling of the other six.
Parentage
Domains
- lordship of the open fields and the air
- hoarding of plunder
Powers
- hypnotize prey with his antenna-horns
- climb and descend trees as a giant serpent to hunt
Relations
- sibling: Teju Jagua
- sibling: Mbói Tu'ĩ
- sibling: Jasy Jateré
- sibling: Kurupi
- sibling: Ao Ao
- sibling: Luisón