Category: Taino Mythology

Guagugiana (Guaguyona, Vagoniona) In the mythology of the Taino Indians of Cuba at the time of Columbus, a trickster hero. Guagugiana was taught the use…

Zemi ALSO KNOWN AS: Cemie Zemi is a Taino word for “spirits.” The Taino are an indigenous people of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, encompassing Haiti…

Atabey is a spirit of fresh water and agricultural and human fertility venerated throughout the Caribbean, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola (now Haiti and…