Andriambahomanana is the first man in Malagasy

mythology Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrat ...

Zanahary Zanahary is the personified sky of Malagasy mythology and folklore. He (usually male, but sometimes considered genderless) is considered a creator god, having collaborated with the earth god Ratovantany to create humanity; upon death, the soul mi ...

saw that Andriambahomanana and his wife

Andriamahilala Andriamahilala is the first woman in Malagasy mythology. She is associated with the moon. History Zanahary saw that Andriamahilala and her husband Andriambahomanana had many children and their children had children. Death was needed. Zanahary ask ...

had many children and their children had children.

Death Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

was needed. Zanahary asked what kind of death they wanted. Andriambahomanana chose to die like the

banana plant A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...

. On its death it puts forth new shoots. Andriamahilala chose to die like the

moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...

, dying and being reborn every month.

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