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Popa Medaw
Popa Medaw ((ビルマ語:ပုပ္ပားမယ်တော်); lit. Queen-Mother of Popa or Lady of Popa) is a nat of Myanmar, also known as Burma. She is a flower-eating ogress and the mother of the Shwe Hpyin ('Inferior Gold') brothers Shwe Hpyin Naungdaw and Shwe Hpyin Nyidaw. Although not an official member of the 37 nat pantheon which is based on her domain and namesake of Mount Popa, she is seen as an important nat in the Burmese spirit world. Popa Medaw is also called Mei Wunna ('Miss Gold'). She is a Theraveda Buddhist.
==Story==
Mei Wunna was a flower-eating ogress of Mount Popa, an extinct volcano southeast of Bagan. The word Popa is derived from the Pali word for flower.〔Htin Aung, Maung "Folk Elements in Burmese Buddhism", Oxford University Press: London, 1962.〕 According to legend, King Anawrahta of Bagan ordered Byatta, a mythical person of Indian descent endowed with supernatural powers upon consumption of an inanimate Zawgyi (Burmese alchemist), to fetch fresh flowers ten times daily from Mount Popa.〔Kyaa Nyo, Maung "Presenting Myanmar", Than Hteik Yadana Press: Yangon, 2000.〕 Byatta fell in love with Mei Wunna and eventually, conceived the two brothers, Shwe Hpyin Naungdaw and Shwe Hpyin Nyidaw.
Upon the glorification of the two brothers into the 37 Nat Pantheon, the status of Mei Wunna was raised and she became the Queen-Mother of Popa. As her title suggests, she has dominion over Mount Popa.
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