Mer̄avtit
deity intermediate Torres Islands single tradition · 1
Mer̄avtit is a mythological hero in the Torres Islands with a very similar history to Qat of the Banks Islands. The name appears in the Hiw language and is etymologically unrelated to the Qat root, instead deriving from a compound possibly meaning 'spider' combined with an element meaning 'to pierce'.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Qat
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The neighboring Torres Islands have a mythological hero with a very similar history, yet give him names unrelated to the root *ᵐbʷatu: Mer̄avtit [məg͡ʟaβˈtit] in Hiw”
#32197 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5