Yara

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Render: Arnold Maya.

Iara or Yara, from the indigenous Iuara , means “the one who lives in the waters”. Legend has it that Iara was a brave warrior with an enviable beauty. For this reason, the brothers were envious of her and decided to kill her.
However, at the moment of the combat, due to the fact that he has warlike abilities, Iara manages to turn the situation around and ends up killing his brothers. Given this, very afraid of the punishment of her father, the tribe’s shaman, Iara decides to run away, but her father manages to find her. As a punishment for the death of the brothers, he decides to throw her into the river. As a result of her pity, the moon goddess, Jaci, turned Yara into a graceful mermaid.
The song of the Yara is believed to be irresistible to men who, once under her spell, are lured to the waters' depths to live with the siren forever. It is believed that if the man manages to escape from Iara’s charms he goes crazy, in a state of torpor and only a shaman can cure him.