Moñái
Ringkasan
Moñái adalah monster Guarani berbentuk ular raksasa, putra ketiga Tau dan Kerana, yang disebut "penguasa udara". Ia dilukiskan sebagai pelindung hewan liar sekaligus pencuri hasil panen.
Moñái is a Guarani serpent monster, third son of Tau and Kerana, called "the lord of the air". He is pictured both as a protector of wild animals and as a thief of harvests.
Kisah dan tradisi
Moñái adalah putra ketiga Tau dan Kerana, salah satu dari tujuh monster legendaris Guarani. Ia digambarkan sebagai ular mengerikan berukuran luar biasa dengan dua duri di kepala dan gigi runcing. Penduduk asli Guaraní menganggapnya penguasa ladang, tanah, dan angin. Ia memanjat pohon dengan mudah dan meluncur turun untuk berburu burung yang dikuasainya dengan kekuatan hipnotis antenanya, sehingga disebut "penguasa udara". Konon ia tinggal di sungai-sungai terdalam dan tempat berawa, dengan persembunyian dekat Yaguarón dan di Danau Ypoá. Ia gemar mencuri dan menyembunyikan hasil kejahatannya di gua. Sumber-sumber melukiskannya berbeda. Banyak peneliti mitologi Guaraní menyatakan Moñái bukan pemangsa hewan dan manusia melainkan pelindung hewan liar, angin, dan burung, tetapi ia juga digambarkan sebagai pencuri tanaman dan penjarah panen. Dalam kisah yang dicatat ensiklopedia daring, Porâsý yang cantik meyakinkannya bahwa ia jatuh cinta dan ingin bertemu saudara-saudaranya, lalu gua dibakar sehingga keturunan terkutuk Tau dan Kerana, termasuk Moñái, musnah.
Moñái is the third son of Tau and Kerana, one of the seven legendary monsters of Guarani mythology. He is described as a horrible serpent of extraordinary size with two spikes on his head and pointed teeth. The Guaraní natives considered him lord of the fields, the earth and the winds. He climbs trees with ease and slides down to hunt the birds he dominates with the hypnotic power of his antennas, and so is called "the lord of the air". He was said to live in the deepest streams and swampy places, with hiding places near Yaguarón and in Lake Ypoá. He likes to steal and hide the products of his misdeeds in a cave. Sources picture him differently. Many scholars of Guaraní mythology say Moñái is not a devourer of animals and humans but a protector of wild animals, the winds and the birds, yet he is also painted as a thief of crops and plunderer of harvests. In the tale recorded by the online encyclopedia, the beautiful Porâsý convinced him she was in love and wanted to meet his brothers, and the cave was then burned, destroying the cursed descendants of Tau and Kerana, including Moñái.
Konteks budaya
Ada beberapa wilayah di Paraguay bernama Moñaikuare, karena orang desa percaya ular monster ini memiliki sarangnya di tempat-tempat mengerikan itu.
Several areas of Paraguay bear the name Moñaikuare, since country people believe this monstrous snake had its burrow in those dreadful places.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Guaraní
- Kawasan / Region
- Amerika Selatan
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Monster
- Habitat
- Cave
- Kemampuan / Abilities
- Kekuatan hipnotis
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Beberapa wilayah di Paraguay bernama Moñaikuare karena orang desa percaya ular ini bersarang di sana.
Several areas of Paraguay are named Moñaikuare because country people believe the snake had its burrow there.
Makhluk terkait / Related beings
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