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Zanahary is the
personified sky and
supreme deity of
Malagasy mythology and folklore. He (usually male, but
sometimes considered genderless) is considered...
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Madagascar tells of a
creator deity referred to as
Zanahary, and the
division of
Heaven and
Earth between Zanahary and his son, Andrianerinerina, a rebellious...
- 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...
- mythology.
Zanahary saw that
Andriambahomanana and his wife
Andriamahilala had many
children and
their children had children.
Death was needed.
Zanahary asked...
- were part of the
Sakalava people. The
resulting child, a son, was
named Zanahary - a name now used in
Madagascar to mean a God.
Ramaromanompo was the new...
- of God (
Zanahary) from
which the line of
Merina rulers is said to have descended.[citation needed]
According to the legend, the son of
Zanahary descended...
- addition, the
Malagasy traditionally believe in a
creator god,
called Zanahary or Andriamanitra.
Islam was
first brought to
Madagascar in the
Middle Ages...
- of
Iboina king Andrianbaba. Ratsimilaho's son
Zanahary succeeded him in 1755. A
despotic leader,
Zanahary launched a
series of
attacks against villages...
- to
animism practiced in
other parts of the world. A
creator deity named Zanahary was also recognized, and is
still invoked for
ceremonial purposes. The...
- made of clay and skin.
According to
Malagasy mythology, the sky
deity Zanahary and the
earth deity Ratovantany created the
Malagasy people by breathing...
