tapira-pirarucu
nature_spirit water Brazilian folklore single tradition · 1
A subtype or manifestation of the Anhanga spirit that appears in the form of a pirarucu fish. It is one of several animal forms the Anhanga may take.
When
- Attested period
- 1954 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in Cascudo's folklore dictionary (1st ed., 1954).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- iurará-anhanga, nhambu-anhanga, Suessú anhanga, mira-anhanga, tatu-anhanga, suaçu-anhanga, tapira-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), tatu-anhanga (armadillo), suaçu-anhanga (deer), tapira-anhanga (ox), tapira-pirarucu (pirarucu fish)”
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