Atabey
Atabey is an ancestral mother of the Taíno, one of two supreme ancestral spirits in Taíno mythology. She was worshipped as a zemi, which is an embodiment of nature and ancestral spirit of fresh water and fertility. She is the female entity who represents the spirit of all horizontal water, lakes, streams, the sea, and the marine tides.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1492 CE
- Attested period
- 1492 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Dominant in the Caribbean region at the time of Columbus’ First voyages of Discovery.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Bhumi, Gaia, Goddess I, Mama Ocllo, Mother goddess, Mother Nature, Coatriquie, Guataubá, Boinayel, Marohu, Caorao, Yúcahu, Boinael, Maroya, Locuo, Pachamama
- manifests as
- Caguana
- has aspect
- Caguana
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Atabey”
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“Atabey's symbology (and her avatar Guabancex) is one of the fundamental thematic foundations of the historical thriller Los hijos de la Diosa Huracán, by Daína Chaviano (Grijalbo-Random House, 2019). In this novel, this deity is a key character and subject in developing and solving the mysteries of the plot.”
#3119 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“It is also said that she is a manifestation of Atabey’s anger.”
#3146 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to this account, in the beginning there was only Atabey, who created the heavens. However, there was still a void, where nothingness prevailed. The heavens were inactive and any action was meaningless.”
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