tama (disambiguation)
- tama
The spirit or soul (tamashii), which has both good and bad aspects (ShintÅ). - tama
A forest creature whose feet are inverted. They point backward so that forest trekkers are waylaid.
In: General folklore - Tama
A spirit who owns the deer and wild pigs. Hunters offer betel nuts to this spirit before hunting or setting traps in the forest.
In: Philippine mythology - Tama
A god who healed men who had fallen from trees or who had been bitten by sharks. - Tama
A god of surgery who is invoked also in fractures, bruises, dislocations, etc. - Tama
The thunder deity, an important culture hero and shaman. He retired to a lake in the mountains. He is associated with weather.
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