Religion:Ratovantany
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Short description: Malagasy deity associated with creation myths
Ratovantany, also known as Andriantompo, is a self-creating Malagasy deity associated with the earth. He is most prominently featured in the Malagasy creation myths, where he makes a deal with the sky god Zanahary to create humanity; having crafted human beings from soil, Ratovantany reclaims the corpse upon death and decomposes it, while the soul belongs to Zanahary and thus the sky or the sun.[1][2] Unlike Zanahary, Ratovantany appears to not have been a prominent deity to any Malagasy peoples, though this creation myth is ubiquitous in Malagasy cultures.
References
- ↑ "Madagascar Creation Myth" (PDF). https://www.scilt.org.uk/portals/24/passeport2/educationscotland/Images/MadagascarCreationMyth_tcm4-730169.pdf. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ↑ Arthur Cotterell (17 April 1986). A Dictionary of World Mythology (Revised ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0192177476. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofworl00cott_0.
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