Male death-deity; his name links him to the guava (guayaba), the food of the dead. Coaybay, his realm, is guarded by the dog-zemi Opiyelguabirán who chases back escaping souls. Recorded by Pané (chs. 12-13).
Domains
death and the underworld
guava and the night
lord of the dead
Powers
rule and keep watch over the land of the dead
Epithets
Maquetaurie Guayaba
Sources
Pané, Ramón. Relación acerca de las antigüedades de los indios, c. 1498, ch. 12.
Stevens-Arroyo, Antonio M. Cave of the Jagua, 1988.