Odo'sha

Maquiritari

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [oɾ̠oʔʃa]

Noun

Odo'sha

  1. evil, malignant, or negative force

Proper noun

Odo'sha

  1. (Maquiritari mythology) The evil twin brother of Wanadi, born from his rotting placenta, who serves as the incarnation of all negative or malignant forces
    Synonyms: Kaaju, Kaajushawa
  2. (Christianity) the Devil

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “odo'sha”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
  • de Civrieux, Marc (1980), “Odosha”, in ,  David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN
  • Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 53–61, 229
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