Ratovantany

Ratovantany,also known asAndriantompo,is a self-creatingMalagasy deityassociated with the earth. He is most prominently featured in the Malagasy creation myths, where he makes a deal with the sky godZanaharyto create humanity; having crafted human beings from soil, Ratovantany reclaims the corpse upon death and decomposes it, while the soul belongs to Zanahary and thus the sky or the sun.^[1]^[2]Unlike Zanahary, Ratovantany appears to not have been a prominent deity to any Malagasy peoples, though this creation myth is ubiquitous in Malagasy cultures.^{[citation needed]}

References

^"Madagascar Creation Myth"(PDF).Scilt.org.uk.Retrieved12 December2018.
^Arthur Cotterell (17 April 1986).A Dictionary of World Mythology(Revised ed.).Oxford University Press.ISBN 978-0192177476.

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[1] "Madagascar Creation Myth"(PDF).Scilt.org.uk.Retrieved12 December2018.

[2] Arthur Cotterell (17 April 1986).A Dictionary of World Mythology(Revised ed.).Oxford University Press.ISBN 978-0192177476.

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