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Maboya:
1. A Taíno and Siboney Indian (Puerto
Rico) nocturnal deity who was supposed to destroy their crops and seduce
their women, who were urged to wear amulets and talismans to prevent such
things from happening.
Maboya was considered to be the personification of all evil, and was feared
by all the natives to the extent that elaborate sacrifices were offered to
placate him.
2. Small idols worn around the neck by the
Carib Indians, in the Island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean Sea.
Guqyuivi, the
spirit of good, was the chief dispenser of benefits. He protected the lives
of the Indians, their fields, and their homes in the mountains. Jurakán,
the spirit of evil, caused death and destruction. Other personifications of
this mythological dualism were the gods Zemi and Maboya.
Zemi, a god of both sexes, was devoted to the home and was symbolized by
a potent amulet accompanying the Indian to his grave. Maboya, on the other
hand, was a ,nocturnal deity who destroyed the crops and was feared by all
the natives, to the extent that elaborate sacrifices were offered to placate
him. (1)
Resource List - all entries are taken verbatim from the
original source:
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http://www.occultopedia.com
(1) http://newdeal.feri.org/pr/pr08.htm
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