Jurupari
demonic sky Northern Tupi single tradition · 3
A spirit entity from Northern Tupi tradition that is identified with Anhangá in certain contexts. The name is prevalent among the Northern Tupi peoples.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1600 CE
- Attested period
- 1600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- The spirit's name is prevalent among the Northern Tupi and is identified with Anhangá in certain contexts.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Anhangá
- co occurs with
- Huitzilopochtli, Nanahuatzin, Tonatiuh, Teoyaomicqui, Meri, Izí, Bocan, Maasanqueró, Ceucy
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“The Anhan is the same as Jurupari in certain contexts, or else, Jurupari is the spirit's name prevalent among the Northern Tupi.”
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“Jurupari, solar hero or god (Tupian mythology)”
#15425 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“At the time of the arrival of the first Europeans in Brazil (16th century), Jurupari was the most widespread cult. To combat it, Catholic missionaries began to associate Jurupari with the Christian devil to discourage his worship among the natives.”
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