Kibiwarhakoya
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Authors: Youla Azkarrula
Kibiwarhakoya is an Arawakan constellation name from Lokono. This constellation is referring to the spirit of the capybara.
Etymology and History
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Origin of Constellation
The constellation Kibiwarhakoya ‘Spirit of the capybara’ (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) was mentioned by the Penard brothers.[1] The same source also informs us that it is followed by the constellation Kamodokoya ‘Spirit of the green anaconda’. The constellation remains unidentified and its significance is unknown. No related myths have been documented. [2]
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References
- References (general)
- ↑ Penard, Frederik Paul, and Arthur Philip Penard. 1907. De Menschetende Aanbidders Der Zonneslang. Paramaribo: H.B. Heyde.
- ↑ Rybka, Konrad (online). Lokono sky culture in Stellarium, https://github.com/stellarium/stellarium , printed in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds., 2022), Astronomy in Culture --Cultures of Astronomy. Astronomie in der Kultur--Kulturen der Astronomie.: Featuring the Proceedings of the Splinter Meeting at the Annual Conference of the Astronomische Gesselschafb Sept. 14-16, 2021, tredition, Ahrensburg (Germany): 706-726.
