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The following is a list of
gods,
goddesses and many other divine and semi-divine figures and creatures from ancient
Basque mythology.
Deities
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Aide, a minor goddess of wind and air.
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Amalur, the goddess of the earth.
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Eate, the god of storms, sometimes associated with fire and ice.
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Egoi, a minor wind deity, associated with the
south wind.
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Eki, the goddess of the
Sun, the daughter of Amalur.
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Ilargi, the goddess of the
Moon, also a daughter of Amalur.
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Inguma, the malevolent god of dreams and nightmares.
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Mari, a mother goddess, and wife of the deity Sugaar.
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Orko, the god of thunder.
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Sugaar, the god of storms and thunder, and the husband of Mari. He is normally imagined as a dragon or serpent.
Spirits and other figures
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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.
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Akerbeltz, demonic spirit in the form of a billy goat.
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Basajaun, the
wild man of the woods.
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Gaizkiñ, an evil spirit that causes diseases.
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Gaueko, an evil spirit that comes out at night.
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Herensuge, a dragon who plays an important role in a few legends.
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Iratxoak, Basque imps, which can be helpful or mischievous depending on how well one treats them.
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Jean de l'Ours, a man born to a woman and a bear.
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Jentilak, giants sometimes portrayed throwing rocks at churches.
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Lamiak,
nymphs with bird feet that dwell in rivers and springs.
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Mairuak, giants who build
stone circles.
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Odei, nature spirit of thunder and the personification of storm clouds.
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Olentzero, a jentil, the Basque equivalent of
Santa Claus.
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San Martin Txiki, popular Christian
trickster figure.
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Sorginak, handmaidens and assistants of the goddess Mari.
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Tartalo, the Basque equivalent of the Greco-Roman
Cyclops.
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References
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^ ikaskuntza, aunamendi.eusko.
"Mythology". Auñamendi. Retrieved 8 July 2019.