Regrann from @poncesolo - Taiguey, buenos dias, good morning. This is my rendition of Atabey, and also my 3rd painting in the TAINO series. I did some light research in order to give you a lil background for those who didn't know what she represents. We can learn together as we go... . . Atabey is the supreme goddess of the Taínos (native peoples at the pre-Columbian era), one of two supreme deities in the Taíno religion. She was worshipped as a goddess of fresh water and fertility; she is the female entity who represents the Earth Spirit and the Spirit of all horizontal water, lakes, streams, the sea, and the marine tides. This deity was one of the most important for the native tribes that inhabited the Caribbean islands of the Antilles, mostly in Puerto Rico (Borikén), Haiti/Dominican Republic La Hispaniola and Cuba. Atabey or Atabeira defines prime matter and all that is tangible or material and has several manifestations. One is the aforementioned nurturing maternal figure. Another is Caguana: the spirit of love. The last is Guabancex (also known as Gua Ban Ceh): the violent, Wild Mother of storms volcanoes and earthquakes. Alternate names for the Taíno mother goddess are Iermaoakar, Apito, and Sumaiko and Taíno women prayed to Atabey to ensure a safe childbirth. Atabey conceived twin sons without intercourse. The most commonly known is Yúcahu because he is the principal Taíno god who rules over the fertility of Yucca. . . For this painting I chose to incorporate all of the colors I had previously used on the other cemi in order to get them all to flow together as a set. I really wanted her to be colorful and lively. Each cemi has a background that touches individually on the elements of earth, wind, and fire(ba de ya say do you remember ba de ya dancing in september?) I chose wind for Atabey. Fire went to Guey. Earth for the Coqui. I hope you like my version :) Happy Sunday hope you're enjoying the weekend. One love! #doitforthelove #culturalpride #taino #atabey #cultura #cemi #arawak #aintnostoppingmenow #respect #idomyownthang #acrylicpainting #Ponce717 - #regrann #PrFlagsUp #puertoricanflagsup @puertoricanflagsup https://www.instagram.com/p/BnhL7xlHQ3e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qzkxlsvzlqq7
