Andriambahomanana is the first man in Malagasy mythology.
Zanahary saw that Andriambahomanana and his wife Andriamahilala had many children and their children had children. Death was needed. Zanahary asked what kind of death they wanted. Andriambahomanana chose to die like the banana plant. On its death it puts forth new shoots. Andriamahilala chose to die like the moon, dying and being reborn every month.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "Andriambahomanana - Oxford Reference". Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ J. A. Coleman (2007). The Dictionary of Mythology: An A-Z of Themes, Legends and Heroes. Arcturus. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-572-03222-7.