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Mari, also called Mari Urraca, Anbotoko Mari ("the Lady of Anboto"), and Murumendiko Dama ("Lady of Murumendi"), is the main goddess of the ancient Basque mythology, who is said to mainly live on the eastern slope of Mount Anboto (1,330 metres). From there she takes care of the environment and dispenses justice.
Eki, the goddess of the Sun, the daughter of Amalur. Ilargi, the goddess of the Moon, also a daughter of Amalur. Inguma, the malevolent god of dreams and nightmares. Mari, a mother goddess, and wife of the deity Sugaar. Orko, the god of thunder. Sugaar, the god of storms and thunder, and the husband of Mari. He is normally imagined as a dragon ...
The Iberian Peninsula's Indo-European speaking cultures like the Lusitanians and Celtiberians seem to display a significant Basque influence on their mythologies. This includes the concept of the Enchanted Mouras , which may be based on the Mairu , [ 4 ] and the god Endovelicus , whose name may come from proto-Basque words.
Sorginak (root form: sorgin, absolutive case (singular): sorgina) are the assistants of the goddess Mari in Basque mythology. It is also the Basque name for witches, priests and priestesses, making it difficult to distinguish between the mythological and real ones. Sometimes sorginak are confused with lamiak (similar to nymphs).
Amalur or Ama Lurra [1] (Basque for "Mother Earth"), is the mother of Ekhi, the sun, and Ilazki, the moon, in Basque mythology. She is the home not only of living beings, but also of mythological creatures, divinities and souls. Amalur (Mother Earth) sustains the life of plants and animals. She holds amazing treasures in her bosom. [2]
La Encantada is supposedly closely related to mythological beings such as the Lamias, [1] Mouras (Galician mythology), [2] [3] Mari and Mairu (Basque mythology), the Anjanas (Cantabrian mythology) and the Xanas (Asturian mythology), [4] In fact, both are, in essence, different versions of the same narrative but adapted to particular cultural ...
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Basque terms, transcribed into Spanish texts often by monolingual Spanish-language copyists, were fraught with mistakes. Nevertheless, the black he-Goat or Akerbeltz is known in Basque mythology to be an attribute of goddess Mari and is found in a Roman-age slab as a votive dedication: Aherbelts Deo ("to the god Aherbelts") (see: Aquitanian ...