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Basque Fact of the Week, Folklore

Basque Fact of the Week: Herensuge, the Basque Dragon

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Dragons are ubiquitous across mythologies all over the world and the Basque Country is no exception. Their version – the herensuge – shares many features with other dragons but also has some seemingly distinct traits. The herensuge also features in stories in which a hero vanquishes the monster, providing the hero some bonafides. Though in […]

Basque Fact of the Week, Folklore

Basque Fact of the Week: Sugaar, the Serpent-God Consort of Mari

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Much of what the ancient Basques believed about the world around them has been lost to time. Without a written record, we don’t know what beings or deities they worshipped, certainly not to the same extent as the Greek or Norse pantheons. While it seems the Basques believed in a Mother-Earth goddess – Mari – […]