Ravatovolovoay
Malagasy · demigod · mythic · Recorded classification
The 'Stone Man', the great adversary of the Ibonia epic, who abducts the hero's betrothed Iampelasoamananoro and is overcome by Ibonia in disguise. The name carries the element vato ('stone'); 'Stone Man' is Haring's rendering. Authored as a demigod (a more-than-mortal antagonist of the heroic cycle). Wired reciprocally as Ibonia's enemy and as the captor/rival over Iampelasoamananoro; no parentage is firmly named, so parentIds are omitted.
Domains
- adversity
- stone and rock
Powers
- Carries off the hero's betrothed
Epithets
- Stone ManHaring's standing English rendering of Ravatovolovoay / Revato; also called the 'Trouble-Stone Man'.Lee Haring, Ibonia: Epic of Madagascar (1994) (secondary)
Relations
- enemy: IboniaThe hero's adversary, defeated and despoiled of his captive bride by Ibonia.Lee Haring, Ibonia: Epic of Madagascar (1994) (secondary)
- rival: IampelasoamananoroThe maiden he abducts and unsuccessfully courts; she scorns him and is rescued from him.Lee Haring, Ibonia: Epic of Madagascar (1994) (secondary)