Editing Guarani mythology (section)

==Early humanity==
The original humans created by Tupã were Rupave and Sypave, whose names mean "[[Father]] of the people" and "[[Mother]] of the people", respectively. The pair had three sons and a large but unspecified number of daughters. The first of their sons was [[Tume Arandu|Tumé Arandú]], considered to be the wisest of men and the great [[prophet]] of the Guarani people. Second of their sons was Marangatú, a benevolent and generous leader of his people, and father of [[Kerana]], the mother of the seven legendary monsters of Guarani myth (see below). Their third son was Japeusá, who was from birth considered a liar, a thief and a trickster, always doing things backwards to confuse people and take advantage of them. He eventually committed [[suicide]], drowning himself in the [[water]], but he was resurrected as a [[crab]], and since then all crabs are cursed to walk backwards much as Japeusá did.

Among the daughters of the Rupave and Supave was Porâsý, notable for sacrificing her own life in order to rid the world of one of the seven legendary monsters, diminishing their power (and thus the power of evil as a whole).

Several of the first humans were considered to have ascended upon their deaths and become minor deities.