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It is believed that Mari is a modification of "Emari" (gift) or, "Amari" (mother + the suffix of profession) by losing the first vowel. The closeness in names between Mari and Mary may have helped pagans adapt their worship of Mari and undertake Christian veneration of the Virgin Mary, [2] (Basque: Andre Maria, Biscayan: Andra Mari).
Tartalo, the Basque cyclops. Aatxe, a cave-dwelling spirit who adopts the form of a young red bull, but being a shapeshifter, sometimes takes the shape of a man. Akerbeltz, demonic spirit in the form of a billy goat. Basajaun, the wild man of the woods. Gaizkiñ, an evil spirit that causes diseases. Gaueko, an evil spirit that comes out at night.
The mythology of the ancient Basques largely did not survive the arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country between the 4th and 12th century AD. Most of what is known about elements of this original belief system is based on the analysis of legends, the study of place names and scant historical references to pagan rituals practised by the ...
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]
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).
In 1779 Captain Jaun Bautista de Ajeo and two other Bilbao merchants owned a ship, with a capacity of fifty tons, known as Nuestra Senora de Begoña. [2] Votives left by sailors indicate that Our Lady of Begoña is believed to have helped seamen in distress, who then offered thanks for their safe deliverance.
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 ...
Darrieussecq, whose mother and two grandmothers spoke Basque, [25] regularly claims in interviews [26] that she doesn't sacralise French, and considers it as a language among others: "I believe writers have a special relationship with their mother tongue. They dare to touch it, consider it as something outside of themselves, and they can either ...