Gûaîupîá

Old Tupi Alternative forms Goajupia Ouäioupia tpw Ûaîupîá Etymology tpw. Proper noun tpw proper noun an entity from Tupi mythology associated with good pajésFeticeiro 137 1 Goajupia 2 Primum mandatum 83 11 Ererobiárpe Guajupiá moraséia ? Ererobîarype Gûaîupîá moraseîa ? Do you believe in the dance of Guajupiá? tpw mythological location located beyond the mountains where souls would go after death and encounter their ancestors LII 323 Ils croyent que leurs Ames (qu’ils tiennent immortelles) eſtant ſeparées du corps, ſont tranſportées au delà des montagnes auec leur grand Pere, en vn lieu appellé Ouäioupia, au cas qu’elles ayent bien faict pendant leur vie pour demeurer là à iamais comme en vn lieu de repos daſſants, ſautants & s’eſiouyſſans continuellement. They believe that their souls (which they hold to be immortal), being separated from the body, are transported beyond the mountains with their great Father, to a place called “Ûaîupîá”, provided that they have done well during their life, to remain there forever as in a place of rest, dancing, leaping, and rejoicing continually. fr 1 Descendants pt Guajupiá 1 References Further reading tpw DTA 131–132 tpw Afterlife Death Mythological figures Tupi mythology