The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Natigai
Also known as T'u-ti, local 'Lar'
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 127
Natigai belongs to the intimate, earthbound world of daily hopes: seasonable weather, fruitful ground, and the well-being of a household. Depicted with a wife and children, this deity feels less remote than many gods, rooted close to the lives and labors of worshippers.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Immortal
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 127
- Books
- 1
Natigai is presented as a Chinese deity of terrestrial things, worshipped for seasonable weather and the fruits of the earth. The account describes the deity alongside a wife and children, emphasizing a family-shaped image of sacred protection. No further mythology or personal narrative is supplied.
Description
The text describes Natigai as a figure placed on the ground, accompanied by a wife and children, but gives no precise bodily or facial details. The deity’s height, build, coloring, hair, eyes, and attire are unspecified. The family grouping and low, grounded placement are the only distinctive visual elements that can be stated with confidence.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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