Ticê – Know the History of the Goddess of the Underworld

Although many people are unaware of it, Brazilian culture is full of stories that represent our people. A great example the gods of our land, as is the case of you.

These images and entities come from indigenous peoples. The Indians inhabited our country many, many years ago, and just like in Greek mythology, they looked to esotericism and mystical figures for explanations for all kinds of things that happened. This ranges from the evil in people to the rain falling from the sky. This is Tupi-Guarani mythology.

As much as this story is a big part of our Brazilian cultural resistance, a lot of people don’t know much about these gods and their powers. Within this card of gods and sorcerers, some stand out and cause more curiosity.

One of them is the Goddess Ticê, the fearless sorceress. So that you can learn more about it, we have gathered here the history of this goddess and the main information about. Take a look:

Goddess of Evil and Envy

The goddess Ticê was considered, within the Tupi-Guarani mythology, the goddess of the underworld. Legend has it that people feared her greatly for the awesomeness of power she had. His magical skills within sorcery were justified by the amount of secrets that Ticê knew.

Ticê started as a sorceress, seeking magical knowledge and wanting to increase her powers. By doing so, the sorceress managed to be raised to the level of a goddess. Furthermore, the goddess was known to dominate evil and envy in everyone’s hearts. It was as if those feelings were planted by her.

Ticê & Anhangá – Kings of the Underworld

Ticê was also very marked in the history of Tupi-Guarani mythology for having become the wife of the God of the submento, Anhangá. This makes her the First Lady of the Underworld. Of course, a woman as powerful as Ticê should never be remembered just for her relationship status, and that’s not how it happened. What made their story one of the best known among the gods was the way they fell in love.

Anhangá was also very powerful, he was in charge of punishing bad and cruel people. In addition, he was the protector of the flora and arch enemy of Tupã, a mighty God. As Anhangá had to punish all those who mistreat women, pregnant females, etc., he had a peculiar way of doing it. According to the stories, anyone who looked into his eyes was struck by a madness that would be capable of ending the joy of life, leading the person to death.

In the midst of all this, Ticê found Anhangá and used her powers to deceive him. That is, she was not struck by the madness and death of the God of the Underworld. This caused, for a brief moment, the two of them to stop and look each other deeply eye to eye. The result of this exchange of glances was a fulminating passion, which ended in marriage. After that, the two went on to rule the underworld together.

More on Tupi-Guarani Mythology

As we said at the beginning, it is very common for different peoples and cultures to use legends and myths to explain different things. This is because, in the past, people could not find explanations for things like rain, storms, etc. For this, they used figures and teachings to talk about.

This happens in many places in the world. In Brazil, before colonization, who inhabited our country were the Indian tribes. Everything for them was explained through myths, legends and beliefs. See also some other gods and their powers attribution:

• Jaci, the goddess of the moon.
• Guaraci, the god of the sun.
• Tupa, the god of thunder.
• Anhangá, the god of the Underworld.
• Caipora, the protector of the forests.
• Xandoré, the god of wrath and hatred.
• Kianumaka-Manã, the jaguar goddess.
• Iara, the goddess of serene lakes.

Now that you know more about the Goddess of the Underworld, enjoy and also see what religious intolerance is.