Tupã
Tupi · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Tupã, the thunder; the spirit of storm and lightning who in Tupi-Guarani tradition directs creation. Note: missionaries adopted 'Tupã' to translate the Christian God, but the thunder-power is the indigenous core.
Domains
- thunder storm
- creation directing
Powers
- Manifest as thunder and lightning over creation
Epithets
- Tupã the thunder-power; the name (an exclamation at thunder) was adopted by Jesuit missionaries as the term for the Christian God, hailed as lord of thunder and lightningAnchieta, José de. Arte de gramática da língua mais usada na costa do Brasil (1595); and his Cartas (primary chronicle); Thevet, André. Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique (1557) (primary chronicle)
Relations
- equated with: TupãSame inherited theonym from Proto-Tupi-Guaraní *tupã 'thunder/divinity'; Tupã in both languages.Alfred 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)