Tupã
Guaraní · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Lord of thunder, rain and the waters (Cadogan 1959). Fourth of the four divine fathers; spouse of Tupã Chy Ete. Distinct from the missionary-elevated 'Tupã = God' usage.
Domains
- thunder and lightning
- rain and the waters and the sea
Powers
- command the thunder and lightning
- command the rain, the waters and the sea
Relations
- spouse: Tupã Chy EteHis paired divine consort, the true mother of the Tupã.Cadogan, Ayvu Rapyta (1959), Cap. I (Tupã Ru Ete and his paired mother) (primary)
- equated with: TupãSame inherited theonym from Proto-Tupi-Guaraní *tupã 'thunder/divinity'; Tupã in both languages.Alfred Métraux, La religion des Tupinamba et ses rapports avec celle des autres tribus Tupi-Guarani (1928) (secondary)
Sources
- Tupã (Tupã Ru Ete), the fourth and youngest of the four divine fathers, is lord of thunder, lightning, rain and the waters/sea in Mbyá-Guaraní cosmology.: León Cadogan, Ayvu Rapyta (1959), Cap. I (primary)
- Tupã is the Tupi-Guarani spirit of thunder and lightning; in the Mbya pantheon he is the god of thunder and water (colonially elevated by missionaries to render 'God').: 'Tupã (mythology)' and 'Guarani mythology', reference compilations (tertiary)