Yaguarón

water-spirit · Paraguay · South America

Not independently attested as a distinct water spirit. 'Yaguarón' is a Paraguayan city named from Guarani 'jaguar-ú' (big dog/jaguar). Guarani myth mentions a primordial giant jaguar/dog, but no named water spirit 'Yaguarón' exists. The record conflates toponymy with mythology.

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