Monan
Tupi · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
The Tupinambá creator 'ancient one', without beginning or end; he made the world and the first men, destroyed them by fire when they rebelled, then sent rain that formed the seas and rivers.
Children
Domains
- creation primordial
- fire cataclysm
Powers
- Create the world and first men, without beginning or end
- Destroy the rebellious first men with celestial fire
Epithets
- Monan The ancient creator without beginning, who made the world and purged it with fire and floodAndré Thevet, Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique (secondary)
Relations
- ancestor of: MaíraThe beginningless creator and father of the transformer Maira (Maire-Monan); Maira already lists Monan as parent.Thevet, Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique (1557); Metraux, La religion des Tupinamba (1928) (secondary)
- ancestor of: The TwinsForebear (grandfather) of the heavenly Twins, who descend from Monan through his son Maira.Metraux, La religion des Tupinamba (1928) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Thevet, La Cosmographie universelle (1575) (primary); Métraux, La religion des Tupinamba (1928) (secondary)