Jaci
Tupi · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Jaci, the Moon (Tupi jasy); protector of the night and twin of the Sun Guaraci. In Tupinambá myth the moon is menaced by the jaguar, personified as the planet Mars.
Domains
- moon night
- lovers dreams
Powers
- Guard the night, lovers, and dreams
Epithets
- Jaci The Moon, mother of the plants and waters; ruler of the night and the tidesAndré Thevet, on Tupi belief (secondary)
Relations
- equated with: JasySame etymon Tupi-Guaraní *îasy 'moon'; Jaci (Tupi) and Jasy (Guaraní) are one inherited theonym.Alfred Métraux, The Religion of the Tupinamba (Handbook of South American Indians, vol. 3, 1948) (secondary)
- twin sibling: GuaraciReciprocal of tupi_guaraci.twin sibling — Sun and Moon, the celestial twin pair of Tupi-Guarani cosmology, reflexes of the pan-Tupi Twin cycle.A. Métraux, La religion des Tupinamba et ses rapports avec celle des autres tribus Tupi-Guarani (1928) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Métraux, La religion des Tupinamba (1928) (secondary)