Shwe_Nabay

Shwe Nabay

Shwenabay (Burmese: ရွှေနံဘေး; also known as Naga Medaw (နဂါးမယ်တော်) is one of the 37 nats in the Burmese pantheon of nats. According to belief, she was a beautiful woman of Mindon Village who married a Naga. Later, her husband deserted her and she died of a broken heart. Another story maintains that she was actually the wife of Maung Tint De. She is portrayed standing, wearing Naga headdress, her right hand on her chest and her left hand by her side.[1]

Shwe Nabay Nat

References

  1. Hla Thamein. "Thirty-Seven Nats". Yangonow. Archived from the original on 2006-06-24. Retrieved 2006-07-03.

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