mira-anhanga
nature_spirit earth Brazilian folklore single tradition · 1
A subtype or manifestation of the Anhanga spirit that appears with a human face. It is one of several forms the Anhanga may take when appearing to people.
When
- Attested period
- 1954 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in Cascudo's folklore dictionary (1st ed., 1954).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- tatu-anhanga, suaçu-anhanga, tapira-anhanga, tapira-pirarucu, iurará-anhanga, nhambu-anhanga, Suessú anhanga
- aspect of
- Anhangá
- manifested by
- Anhangá
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“there are said to be such subtypes as the mira-anhanga (human-faced)”
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