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| Cuerauáperi | |
|---|---|
God of the Moon | |
| Other names | Xarátanga, Pehuame |
| Gender | Female |
| Region | Mesoamerica |
| Ethnic group | Purépecha |
| Genealogy | |
| Spouse | Curicaueri |
| Children | All other Purépecha Gods |
Cuerauáperi (Purépecha: "the one who Unties the Womb" or "the one who Gives Birth) is a deity in Purépechan Culture. She is considered the God of the Moon and wife of Curicaueri, the God of Fire. She is also considered both the mother and father of all other earthly Gods. She was assisted in her duties by four of her daughters: Red Cloud, White Cloud, Yellow Cloud and Black Cloud, who she sends to the four directions of the Earth. When she does not send her daughters, drought would appear and cause famine, which she was considered responsible for.[1]
Iconography
[edit]She was adorned with bells on her legs, and on her head she wore a garland of clovers and a bird. When she appeared infront of men she always took the form of a woman.[2]
In her Xarátanga aspect she wore red macaw feathers as part of her attire and was often depicted as an old woman.[1]
Worship
[edit]Her main offering was human blood, which she ate. Men considered silver to be the excrement of this goddess.[2]
Cuerauáeri had two main aspects:
Pehuame
[edit]Pehuame (Purépecha: "parturient") was one of the aspects of Cuerauáperi. She is the deity of childbirth, which is why she was called the Mother Moon, and was wife of the setting Sun, Querenda-an-gápeti. She was also the defender of women in labor and governor of the hurínquequa, steam baths equivilent to the temazcal. Her main center of worship was located in Zacapú. She has strong parallels with the goddess Toci.[3]
Xarátanga
[edit]Xarátanga (Purépecha: "the one who appears in all and diverse places") was one of the aspects of Cuerauáperi, of which she was, at the same time, the daughter of. She represents the new moon, in charge of the germination of plants and maintenance. Her house was located in Jarácuaro, but she also had four others, one in each of the corners of the World. Fruits and silver were offered to her, as well as ducks and quails as sacrifice, and the red feathers of a macaw, which were used for her attire. she is somtimes described as an old woman, with a son named Mano-uapa (Purépecha: "son of movement"). Her nahual was called Acuitze-catápeme (Purépecha: "the serpent that imprisons"). As Xarátanga she also had an additional aspect as Mauina, Goddess of Love.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c González Torres, Yólotl (2005). Diccionario de mitología y religión de Mesoamérica (1. Aufl., 11. reimpr ed.). Madrid: Larousse. p. 199. ISBN 978-970-607-802-5.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:02was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ González Torres, Yólotl (2005). Diccionario de mitología y religión de Mesoamérica (1. Aufl., 11. reimpr ed.). Madrid: Larousse. p. 137. ISBN 978-970-607-802-5.