Fern Flower
Published on April 15, 2021

Eintykara

Regions of expansion

Paraguay 1
Paraguay

Description

According to the Paraguayan Chamacoco, the Eintykára bees produce golden honey. This honey can cause mild hallucinogenic effects due to the presence of ergot fungus on plants visited by bees. 

But even more remarkable is their ability to come together and transform into a person with milky-white skin and honey-golden hair. 

Legend has it that a woman married Eintikara and they had children. Eintikaru was unnaturally intelligent, a diligent, indefatigable worker who was admired by the entire village. It seemed like it never ate, but instead it would go into the forest, turn into a swarm of bees, and then reintegrate after collecting enough nectar. His" waste " was beeswax and eintykar honey, which he distributed to everyone. 

This legend explains why some of the Chamakoko are light-skinned - because they are his descendants.

Eintykara in popular culture