✦ I've decided to study a few of the brazilian folklore and tupi-guarani indigenous mythology because our culture is awesome and it needs more reconition, right?? Sooo... i find out about the brazilian gods of the tupi-guarani culture and I wanted to design/draw a few things about it-
By the way, small TW for nudity? It doesnt show anything but still.
✦ E OUTRA COISA! Pros meus manos BRs que entendem de mitologia eu peço por favor, POR FAVOR, se eu fiz alguma coisa de errado ou algo do tipo... POR FAVOR, ME CORRIGAM!! PODE TACAR LENHA-- 😭
✦ Guaraci and Jaci. Literally the sun and the moon gods.
And they are married by the way! The myth of the sun and the moon got many versions but I'm telling this version here:
In the beginning, everything was dark. Until a light started to shine. It was the King Star, our sun, starting to shine. The god Guaraci.
He bring light to everything and to every living being, but one day, he got tired and decided to close his eyes and everything got dark again. But then, a new deity was born, the moon who brought light to the night, the goddess Jaci.
The moon was just so beautiful and wonderful, that made the sun god himself fall in love with her. However, when he opened his eyes, the light of day returns and he can't see Jaci anymore. He got so heartbroken because he couldn't see his beloved that he decided to call for Rudá, the messenger of love god to him send the love letters made by Guaraci to Jaci and tell her how much the sun loves the moon.
And so Rudá did and in the end the moon fell in love with the sun and they got married and for Jaci dont feel lonely at night while everyone is at sleep, Guaraci made her the stars to keep her company.
✦ There is even a song that tells about this myth! However, it is on Portuguese and unfortinally there is no english subtitles BUT it is pretty much what I just told above. Here.
Theyaresocuteandimcrying😭😭
✦ But do you think I'm done?? Nope! I'm not.
There is also the god of underworld, the Anhangá.
✦ Anhangá is the god and ruler of the underworld and also protector of the animals. He is a shapeshifter but the form he uses the most is a white deer with red flaming eyes.
He takes care of all animals but some myths says that if you see him, it is not a good sign. He usually shows up to those two killed a baby animal or a pregnant female and he is going to... well. Do the move "one life for another" if you know what I mean-
✦ But anyway! This is it for today.
