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Guarani gods and goddesses are usually associated with some sort of celestial body or earthly happening. Tupa is the Guarani creator god. He is associated sometimes with sun and sometimes with thunder. His wife, the "mother of heaven," is associated with the moon. She is Arasy, and they created the first man and woman, Rupave and Sypave. In Christianity, they would be known as Adam and Eve. Tume Arandu is the son of the first earthly people, and is known as the father of the Guarani people. Japensa, or Japeusa, is known as a trickster younger brother of Tume Arandu. Associated with the crab, Japensa is known for doing everything backwards, and is certainly an interesting character in Guarani myths.