Caracara Culture-Hero

Toba/Qom (Gran Chaco, Argentina), as recorded by Métraux. English 'Caracara Culture-Hero' leads; the figure is named Carancho (Spanish for the crested caracara, Caracara plancus). Ranked demigod per the culture-hero tier. Native Toba term not securely attested in the consulted sources, so term left empty. Frequently paired with Fox as the wise vs. foolish duo.

Domains

• culture hero deeds
• fire
• healing

Powers

• slay the devouring monsters
• teach men to make fire
• orders the world and fixes the present human condition

Relations

• companion: Fox

Sources

• Métraux, Alfred (1946). Myths of the Toba and Pilagá Indians of the Gran Chaco. Memoirs of the American Folklore Society, vol. 40. Philadelphia.
• Métraux, Alfred (1946). Myths of the Toba and Pilagá Indians of the Gran Chaco, 'The Culture Hero' and 'The Trickster'.