Yúcahu
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Yúcahu —also written as Yucáhu Guama Bagua Maórocoti, Yukajú, Yocajú, Yokahu, Yukiyú, Loquo or Louquo— was the masculine spirit of fertility in Taíno mythology. He was the supreme deity or zemi of the
A stone representation of the three-pointed zemi found in Puerto Rico (c. 1000-1494 AD)
El Yunque peak in Puerto Rico is the mythological dwelling of Yúcahu.
Diagram of zemi, a three-pointed stone which was owned by someone in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Zemi
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A zemi or cemi was a deity or ancestral spirit, and a sculptural object housing the spirit, among the Taíno people of the Caribbean. Cemi’no or Zemi’no is the plural word for the spirits.
Yúcahu
…Bagua Maórocoti, Yukajú, Yocajú, Yokahu, Yukiyú, Loquo or Louquo— was the masculine spirit of fertility in Taíno mythology. He was the supreme deity or zemi of the Pre-Columbian Taíno people along with his mother Atabey who was his feminine counterpart. Dominant in the Caribbean region at the time of…
Zemi figure, Ironwood with shell inlay. 27 in. (68.5 cm) high. Dominican Republic: 15th-16th century. The bowl atop the figure's head was used to hold cohoba during rituals.
Taino Zemi mask from Walters Art Museum