Maira
Maira is the departed creator-god of eastern Brazilian tradition, father of the principal twin of the Twin Myth, whose child speaks from the womb to seek him.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Brazilian folklore
- Region
- Brazil (place of origin)
- Trait family
- The Land-Shapers
Near this figure
Traits
Read from the figure's description, which a model wrote. Open "why" for the sentence a trait came from.
Behaviour
- Culture bringer teaches crafts
why
The Tenetehara make Maira the tribal hero and culture-bringer behind the myth; farther west the twins themselves take over the leading roles in flood and night-origin myths across many peoples.
Roles
Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.
- Father carries both readings
2 citations
- John Bierhorst, The Mythology of South America, p. 28.
- K. Langloh Parker, Australian Legendary Tales.
- Trickster meets
2 citations
- John Bierhorst, The Mythology of South America, p. 28.
- K. Langloh Parker, Australian Legendary Tales.
- Wise Old Man meets
2 citations
- John Bierhorst, The Mythology of South America, p. 28.
- K. Langloh Parker, Australian Legendary Tales.