Iae is the moon god for the Kamayurá people, one of the native Brazilian tribes in the Amazon Rainforest, and twin brother of the sun god Kuat.[1]
History
According to the myth, Kuat was originally a hero to whom the origin of the day was attributed. In the beginning of time all was darkness because the sky was black with the wings of great birds and humanity crept through the world, easy prey for predators that they could not see. Kuat then tricked the King of the Birds by luring him down to earth and then capturing him. Kuat then made with him a compromise: half the day the sky would be clear, and so day and night were born. Humanity saw the Sun for the first time, and Kuat was made its god, becoming the Sun itself, and his twin brother, Iae, became the Moon.[1]
Currently Kuat and Iae run a farm outside São Paulo, Brazil, where they distill their own cachaça and, from time to time, make human beings remember their existence interfering with their divine powers, being grateful to Wonder Woman (Yara Flor) that people have returned to believe in them since she is of their lineage.[1]
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Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Iae, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
Trivia
- Although he is the moon god for an important Tupi-Guarani tribe, Iae is not the main Tupian moon god, being this Jasy (also spelled Jaci or Yasy), whose gender (male or female) varies according to each tribe, worshiped by the majority of the Tupi-Guarani peoples from the Amazon to the Río de la Plata Basin.
Related
- 1 Appearances of Iae (Future State)
- 2 Images featuring Iae (Future State)
- Quotations by or about Iae (Future State)
- Character Gallery: Iae (Future State)
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