Storm Lady
Taíno · deity · mythic perennial · Recorded classification
Female storm deity. The Taíno word 'juracán' (hurricane) — root of English 'hurricane' — is the storm itself rather than a separate god; popular sources sometimes wrongly personify Juracán as a deity, so it is recorded here as a phenomenon, not a figure.
Domains
- hurricanes and storms
- earthquakes and floods
Powers
- raise hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes
Sources
- Guabancex is the Taíno goddess of hurricanes, storms, floods, and earthquakes, a furious aspect of the mother goddess, served by the herald Guataubá (winds/thunder) and Coatrisquie (floods).: Pané, Ramón. Relación acerca de las antigüedades de los indios, c. 1498. (primary); Stevens-Arroyo, Antonio M. Cave of the Jagua, 1988. (secondary)