Noin Namesh Koa
Marubo · mortal · Marubo traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Noin Namesh Koa is named in the Shoma Wetsa cycle as a husband of the cannibal grandmother and the father of Rane Topne. His decisive act is protective rather than heroic: by hiding and sheltering his son he ensures the survival of the one child who will grow to destroy the man-eating ogress and bring her age to an end.
Children
Domains
- ancestry
Powers
- shelters the son from the devouring mother
Relations
- spouse: Shoma WetsaMelatti, J. C. 1985. A origem dos brancos no mito de Shoma Wetsa. Anuário Antropológico 84. Brasília: Editora UnB. (primary)
- parent: Rane TopneMelatti, J. C. 1985. A origem dos brancos no mito de Shoma Wetsa. Anuário Antropológico 84. Brasília: Editora UnB. (primary)
Sources
- Noin Namesh Koa is named as a husband of Shoma Wetsa and the father who protects the surviving son Rane Topne.: Melatti, J. C. 1985. A origem dos brancos no mito de Shoma Wetsa. Anuário Antropológico 84. Brasília: Editora UnB. (primary)