Curupí
nature_spirit forest Guaraní single tradition · 2
The Curupí is a figure from Guaraní mythology. The text suggests the legend of the ciguapa may have originated from similar myths, such as the Guaraní Curupí.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1793 CE
- Attested period
- 1793 – 1977
- Historical notes
- First attested by Aguirre in 1793; lore documented by Eloy Fariña Nuñez in 1926; statistical study by Martha Blache in 1977.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mboguá Vusú, Jasy Jatere, Churel, Ciguapa, Pombero
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The legend may also have originated from similar myths, such as the Guaraní Curupí or the Hindu Churel, described by Rudyard Kipling in My Own True Ghost Story.”
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“The curupí may just be a sub-class of curupira, as it has been suggested that the name "Curupí" is merely a contraction of "Curú-piré" meaning "pimply-skinned" by Basílio de Magalhães (1928).”
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