Yúcahu - Wikipedia
Yúcahu [1] —also written as Yucáhuguama Bagua Maórocoti, Yukajú, Yocajú, Yokahu or Yukiyú— was the masculine spirit of fertility in Taíno mythology. [2] He was the supreme deity or zemi of the Pre-Columbian Taíno people along with …
Yúcahu - Gods and Monsters
This is Yúcahu, the supreme masculine spirit of fertility and the chief deity of the Taíno people. As a central figure in Taíno mythology, Yúcahu commanded the powers of creation and life, emerging from the myths as a robust and elemental deity, his essence interwoven with the natural world he …
Myth / Taíno Mythology - TV Tropes
Yúcahu (alternately, Yocahú or Yocahú-Bagua-Maorocoti) is known as the creator of the Taino. He is a fertility god, alongside the feminine Atabey. He created the sun, moon, stars, animals, and humans. Yúcahu lives on a throne on the peak of the largest mountain in …
Introduction to Taíno art - Khan Academy
Yúcahu and Attabeira, as well as other lesser gods associated with natural forces, were worshiped in the form of zemís, sculptural figures that depicted either gods or ancestors. These objects often emphasized the head, as it was believed that the …
Native Caribbean Mythology - Gods and Monsters
Yúcahu, the supreme god of the Taino people, associated with the sea, fertility, and the cassava crop, reflecting the agricultural lifestyle of the Taino. Atabey, the goddess of fresh water and fertility, mother of Yúcahu, and a central figure in Taino mythology, symbolizing the …
Yúkahu | Mythpedia Wiki | Fandom
Yúkahu—also written as Yúcahu, Yukajú, Yocajú, Yokahu, Yukiyú—is the masculine god of fertility of the Taíno. He is one of two supreme semi along with his mother Atabɛ, who was his feminine counterpart in providing fertility. He live on Yukiyu Mountain (now …
Taino Religion Pt. 1 : r/TainoHeritage - Reddit
2020年8月6日 · • The major Taíno gods are Atabey and her son, Yúcahu. Atabey is the supreme goddess and represents the Earth Spirit, depicted as a nude woman who resides in the heavens. She defines prime matter and all that is tangible or material. • …
Mythmaking in the Caribbean - SpringerLink
Indigenous Caribbean peoples believed in the Earth Mother—Sky Father duality between these energies. The Earth Mother, Atabei, Atabey, Atabex, or Attabeira, gave birth to Yúcahu Bagua Maórocoti, the Sky or Celestial Father. Yúcahu has no beginning, signifying the belief in a form of reincarnation and immorality.
Athena Review 1,3: Fray Ramón Pané: Recording Taino Customs ...
While gathering much data on Taino religion, Pané reported on the widespread worship of zemi deities, the foremost of which was named Yúcahu Bagua Maórocoti (Giver of cassava and master of the sea), whom José Juan Arrom (1988) has connected with typical three-pointed statues (fig.1) which began in Saladoid times. Pané also documented Taino ...
El Yunque: Its History — El Yunque Inns
Since the time human beings first populated the idyllic island of Puerto Rico, what we now call the El Yunque National Forest has been many things to many people; from the seat of a Taino God to the seat of a valuable reconnaissance tool during the second world war, as the significances of this mountain and its surrounding forest have changed, i...