Tau, Kerana and their seven sons
In Paraguayan Guaraní mythology, the evil spirit Tau abducted the beautiful Kerana, and their seven sons were cursed monsters: Teju Jagua, Mbói Tu'i, Moñái, Jasy Jatere, Kurupi, Ao Ao and Luison.
1929 CE · -25.40, -57.20 · status: legend
The account
Teju Jagua is a lizard with seven dog heads guarding caves and treasure; Mbói Tu'i a serpent with a parrot's head watching wetlands; Moñái a horned serpent who stole and was defeated by the sacrifice of the maiden Porâsý; Ao Ao a sheep-like man-eater of the hills. The cycle was set down in print by the Paraguayan writer Narciso R. Colmán ('Rosicrán') in 'Ñande Ypy Kuéra' (1929), the year used here. The pin is symbolic, in the Cordillera hills.
The sceptical view
The cycle as written is partly a literary reconstruction of oral traditions, and scholars debate how ancient its structure is.