Aguara

In Ava Guaraní and Chané oral narrative contexts Aguara appears as a named mythic fox whose actions explain aspects of the human world. Specific origin motifs recorded in the sources credit Aguara with stealing algarroba seeds from the Viscacha and with capturing a Vulture and demanding rubber as a ransom, an act described in the tradition as creating rubber for humankind. He is also presented as a progenitor-like figure through accounts in which beautiful women bear his children; additionally he enters an extended mythic genealogy and rivalry field through stories in which he contests and ultimately kills the mythological armadillo Tatu-tunpa. These episodes position Aguara as an origin-agent for material culture and as an active participant in mythic social relations (Wikipeida: Aguara).

Sources identify Aguara simply as a mythological fox; the oral traditions refer to him using the fox identity and sometimes attach the honorific suffix tunpa to form Aguara-tunpa (glossed in sources as 'sacred'). Beyond the identification as a fox and the culturally significant epithet, the provided materials do not record detailed physical attributes (such as size, color, or additional supernatural features) and do not supply consistent descriptive detail in the available accounts (Wikipedia: Aguara).

Aguara's characteristic mode is trickery: he repeatedly deceives humans and other mythic animals. Traditions describe him variably as malignant and as a cultural hero, reflecting morally ambivalent behavior. Specific mythic acts attributed to him in the recorded narratives include theft of algarroba seeds from the Viscacha and the capture of a Vulture to extort rubber for humanity; he also fathers children with human women and engages in lethal rivalry, notably killing Tatu-tunpa the armadillo. These episodes indicate capacities for cunning, interaction with humans including sexual/ancestral crossing, initiation of culturally significant resources, and lethal conflict with other mythic animals (Wikipedia: Aguara).