Maushop
Ringkasan
Maushop (Moshup) adalah pahlawan mitos dan raksasa dalam cerita rakyat Wampanoag yang menurut kepercayaan suku Aquinnah membentuk pulau-pulau dan mengajari orang menangkap ikan dan paus.
Maushop (Moshup) is a mythical hero and giant of Wampanoag folklore who, in the Aquinnah tribe's belief, shaped the islands and taught people to fish and catch whales.
Kisah dan tradisi
Maushop atau Moshup adalah pahlawan mitos dan raksasa dalam cerita rakyat Wampanoag. Menurut legenda, ia berasal dari Aquinnah di Martha's Vineyard dan tinggal di sana sejak sebelum orang Wampanoag. Suku Wampanoag Aquinnah menggambarkannya sebagai makhluk baik hati bertubuh raksasa dan berkekuatan gaib, yang kadang dianggap iblis oleh orang yang tidak memahaminya. Dalam kisah yang dituturkan suku itu, Moshup berkelana di tanah tersebut dan suatu hari menyeret kakinya yang lelah di lumpur menuju tanjung Tebing Aquinnah; angin dan pasang laut kemudian melebarkan alur jejak itu menjadi pulau bernama Noepe. Suku itu percaya Moshup bertanggung jawab atas bentuk Martha's Vineyard, Kepulauan Elizabeth, Noman's Land, dan Nantucket. Makanan harian kesukaan Moshup adalah paus panggang. Dari dekat pintu sarangnya di Tebing Aquinnah ia berjalan ke laut, mengangkat paus, membantingnya ke tebing, lalu memasaknya di atas api yang tak pernah padam. Bara pohon-pohon yang ia cabut hingga akarnya, tulang paus, gigi hiu, dan kerang quahog membatu yang masih ditemukan di tebing disebut sisa dari meja makannya. Versi lain menyebut ia melempar batu besar ke air sebagai pijakan untuk menangkap paus dan membuang abu pipanya ke laut hingga menjadi Nantucket. Maushop dipandang sebagai penyedia kebutuhan orang Wampanoag. Ia melemparkan banyak paus ke pantai untuk santapan mereka dan mengajari mereka berburu dan memancing. Menurut satu versi, orang Wampanoag menjadi terlalu bergantung padanya sehingga ia pergi agar mereka belajar bertahan sendiri, sedangkan suku Aquinnah meyakini Moshup masih menjaga nasib mereka. Ia dikatakan memiliki beberapa pendamping, termasuk katak raksasa dan istrinya, Granny Squannit. Seorang anggota suku yang dikutip situs resmi suku menyebut Moshup guru sekolah pertama yang mengajarkan rasa hormat kepada orang-orang.
Maushop, also called Moshup, is a mythical hero and giant of Wampanoag folklore. Legend has him coming from Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard, where he dwelt before the Wampanoag arrived. The Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe describes him as a benevolent being of gigantic frame and supernatural power, whom those who did not understand him sometimes took for the devil. In the tribe's telling, Moshup roamed the land and one day dragged his weary foot through the mud on the way to the headlands of the Aquinnah Cliffs; wind and tides then widened the track into an island called Noepe. The tribe holds that Moshup shaped Martha's Vineyard, the Elizabeth Islands, Noman's Land and Nantucket as they are today. Moshup's favorite daily food was broiled whale. From near the entrance to his den on the Aquinnah Cliffs he waded into the sea, lifted a whale, flung it against the Cliffs and cooked it over a fire that never went out. The coals of the trees he pulled up by the roots, the whale bones, shark's teeth and petrified quahogs still found in the Cliffs are called the refuse from his table. Another version says he threw boulders into the water as stepping stones to catch whales and emptied his pipe ashes into the ocean, where they became Nantucket. Maushop was seen as a provider for the Wampanoag. He threw many whales onto the coast for their supper and taught them to hunt and fish. In one version the Wampanoag grew too dependent on him and he departed so they would learn to fend for themselves, whereas the Aquinnah tribe believes Moshup still presides over their destinies. Among his companions are said to be a giant frog and his wife, Granny Squannit. A tribal member quoted on the tribe's official site calls Moshup the first schoolmaster, who taught the people respect.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Pribumi Amerika (kelompok)
- Kawasan / Region
- Amerika Utara Pribumi
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Giant
- Kemampuan / Abilities
- Tubuh raksasa dan kekuatan gaib
Nama lain / Alternate names
Moshup
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Menurut suku Wampanoag Aquinnah, bara pohon, tulang paus, gigi hiu, dan kerang quahog membatu di Tebing Aquinnah adalah sisa dari meja makan Moshup.
According to the Aquinnah Wampanoag, the tree coals, whale bones, shark's teeth and petrified quahogs in the Aquinnah Cliffs are the refuse from Moshup's table.