Butanawai ( Atayal language: Butanawai/Putauatsui) is an ancestor in Atayal mythology in Taiwan. He became rainbow after his death. [1]: 104 : 252
Mythology
In ancient days, there was a hero called Butanawai, who treated his tribe fairly, and the people of his tribe saw him as god. [2] When he was dying, he told his tribe that he would become the Red spirit, and he would appear with Sessappo, the Blue spirit, in the sky, guarding the descendants. [3] If there is a sound appearing with the rainbow, that is the call from Butanawai.
See also
Notes
- ^ 達西烏拉灣·畢馬(田哲益) (2003-07-15). 《泰雅族神話與傳說》. 晨星. ISBN 9574554554. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ 藤崎濟之助 (1930-08-16). 《臺灣の蕃族》. 國史刊行會.
- ^ 台灣總督府臨時台灣舊慣調查會 (December 2010). 《蕃族調查報告書第七冊：泰雅族-後篇》. 中央研究院民族學研究所. ISBN 9789860255089. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
Butanawai ( Atayal language: Butanawai/Putauatsui) is an ancestor in Atayal mythology in Taiwan. He became rainbow after his death. [1]: 104 : 252
Mythology
In ancient days, there was a hero called Butanawai, who treated his tribe fairly, and the people of his tribe saw him as god. [2] When he was dying, he told his tribe that he would become the Red spirit, and he would appear with Sessappo, the Blue spirit, in the sky, guarding the descendants. [3] If there is a sound appearing with the rainbow, that is the call from Butanawai.
See also
Notes
- ^ 達西烏拉灣·畢馬(田哲益) (2003-07-15). 《泰雅族神話與傳說》. 晨星. ISBN 9574554554. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ 藤崎濟之助 (1930-08-16). 《臺灣の蕃族》. 國史刊行會.
- ^ 台灣總督府臨時台灣舊慣調查會 (December 2010). 《蕃族調查報告書第七冊：泰雅族-後篇》. 中央研究院民族學研究所. ISBN 9789860255089. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-08-24.