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Malagasy mythology, the Glossary

Index Malagasy mythology

Malagasy mythology is rooted in oral history and has been transmitted by storytelling (angano, "story"), notably the Andriambahoaka epic, including the Ibonia cycle.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 36 relations: Andriamanelo, Andriambahomanana, Andrianerinerina, Creation of life from clay, Creator deity, Earth, Fady (taboo), Famadihana, Hainteny, Hasina (Madagascar), Heaven, Hero, Ibonia, Indri, Kalanoro, King Ravohimena and the Magic Grains, Lamba (garment), Lemur, Lunar deity, Madagascar, Malagasy language, Merina Kingdom, Merina people, Myth, Oral history, Polytheism, Pygmy peoples, Rafohy, Ratovantany, Sakalava people, Sky deity, Storytelling, Trickster, Vazimba, Veneration of the dead, Zanahary.

  2. African folklore

Andriamanelo

Andriamanelo (''fl.'' 1540–1575) was king of Alasora in the central highlands region of Madagascar.

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Andriambahomanana

Andriambahomanana is the first man in Malagasy mythology.

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Andrianerinerina

According to one of several competing origin myths of the Merina people of Imerina in the central Highlands of Madagascar, Andrianerinerina is the incarnation of the son of God (Zanahary) from which the line of Merina rulers is said to have descended.

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Creation of life from clay

The creation of life from clay can be seen as a miraculous birth theme that appears throughout world religions and mythologies.

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Creator deity

A creator deity or creator god is a deity responsible for the creation of the Earth, world, and universe in human religion and mythology.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Fady (taboo)

In Malagasy culture, fady are a wide range of cultural prohibitions or taboos.

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Famadihana

Famadihana is a funerary tradition of the Malagasy peoples of Madagascar.

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Hainteny

Hainteny (pronounced, Malagasy for "knowledge of words") is a traditional form of Malagasy oral literature and poetry, involving heavy use of metaphor.

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Hasina (Madagascar)

Hasina is the concept of sanctity and imbued authority in the traditional culture of Madagascar.

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Heaven

Heaven, or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside.

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Hero

A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength.

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Ibonia

The Ibonia is an epic poem that has been told in various forms across the island of Madagascar for at least several hundred years.

See Malagasy mythology and Ibonia

Indri

The indri (Indri indri), also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs, with a head-body length of about and a weight of between.

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Kalanoro

The Kalanoro is a humanoid cryptid, who are believed to live as spirits on the island of Madagascar. Malagasy mythology and Kalanoro are African folklore.

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King Ravohimena and the Magic Grains

King Ravohimena and the Magic Grains (French: Le Roi Ravohimena ou les graines magiques) is a Malagasy folktale, first published by ethnologist Jeanne de Longchamps in 1955.

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Lamba (garment)

A lamba is the traditional garment worn by men and women that live in Madagascar.

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Lemur

Lemurs (from Latin lemures – "ghosts" or "spirits") are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea, divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species.

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Lunar deity

A lunar deity or moon deity is a deity who represents the Moon, or an aspect of it.

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Madagascar

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and the Fourth Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

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Malagasy language

Malagasy (Sorabe: مَلَغَسِ‎) is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar.

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Merina Kingdom

The Kingdom of Merina, also known as the Kingdom of Madagascar and officially the Kingdom of Imerina (Fanjakan'Imerina; –1897), was a pre-colonial state off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 18th century, dominated most of what is now Madagascar.

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Merina people

The Merina people (also known as the Imerina, Antimerina, or Hova; "those from the country where one can see far") are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar.

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Myth

Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society.

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Oral history

Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about people, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews.

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Polytheism

Polytheism is the belief in or worship of more than one god.

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Pygmy peoples

In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short.

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Rafohy

Queen Rafohy (died 1540) was a Vazimba queen who ruled at Alasora in the central Highlands of Madagascar from 1530 until her death in 1540.

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Ratovantany

Ratovantany, also known as Andriantompo, is a self-creating Malagasy deity associated with the earth.

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Sakalava people

The Sakalava are an ethnic group of Madagascar.

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Sky deity

The sky often has important religious significance.

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Storytelling

Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment.

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Trickster

In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, human or anthropomorphisation) who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and defy conventional behavior.

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Vazimba

The Vazimba (Malagasy), according to popular belief, were the first inhabitants of Madagascar. Malagasy mythology and Vazimba are African folklore.

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Veneration of the dead

The veneration of the dead, including one's ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased.

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Zanahary

Zanahary is the personified sky and supreme deity of Malagasy mythology and folklore.

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See also

African folklore

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagasy_mythology

Also known as Fomba Gasy, Mythology of Madagascar, Zanaharibe.