Caipora
Caipora is a fox-human hybrid and nature spirit from Tupi tradition. This being serves as a guardian of the natural world.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Tupi indigenous tradition, documented from colonial contact period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Camulatz, Candileja, Canaima, Canotila, Caoineag, Cat Sidhe, Ceasg, Ceffyl Dŵr, Cercopes, Chakora, Chamrosh, Chaneque, Čhápa, Chenoo, Chepi, Cherufe, Chibaiskweda, Chimimōryō, Chindi, Chinthe, Chonchon, Choorile, Chort, Saci, Pé de garrafa, Caapora, Caiçara, Caa-iara, Çacy tapereré, Maty-taperé, chalkydri, Charybdis, Cerberus, Camazotz, Cabeiri, Cailleach, Anhangá
- cognate of
- Kaagere
- syncretized with
- curupira
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Caipora (Tupi) – Fox-human hybrid and nature spirit”
#4187 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The Caipora is lord and protector of small game (the lesser-sized animals that are hunted), but she does not have dominion over feathered game (birds). Formerly it was considered to be easily bribed with tobacco and cachaça liquor to bestow a bountiful catch. The caboclinha is even said to encircle passers-by at night”
#8309 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“While Bates considered the Curupira and Caipora as distinguishable, they were considered to be the same by German naturalist Martius. Long red body hair seems to have been ascribed originally to the Caipora, said to be similar to Curupira.”
#8343 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001