Anhangupiara
angelic Tupi single tradition · 1
An angel whose name was created from the agglutination of the nouns anhangá and jupiara in Tupi. According to the Latin translation of Anchietan Tupi, the name means the enemy of the anhangás. This entity appears in the Jesuit missionary José de Anchieta's auto Tupi-Medieval.
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Created by Jesuit missionary José de Anchieta in his auto Tupi-Medieval during colonial period.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Anhangá
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“José de Anchieta, in his auto Tupi-Medieval, gives the name Anhangupiara, "a word created from the agglutination of the nouns anhangá and jupiara", to an angel, whose meaning...would be the enemy of the anhangás.”
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