Basajaun
Sign in to savethumb|upright|Artist's depiction of a basajaun and his female companion, a basandere. In Basque mythology, ' (, "Lord of the forest", plural: , female ') is a huge, hairy hominid dwelling in the woods. They were thought to protect flocks of livestock and teach skills such as agriculture and ironworking to humans.
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15 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature
- General description
- Folktales
- The candlestick of the St. Saviour
- Three truths
- One-eyed basajaun blinded
- External soul
- Kidnapping and failed rescue
- Ancho and the cowherds
- Comparative mythology
- Iconography
- Explanatory notes
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|upright|Artist's depiction of a basajaun and his female companion, a basandere. In Basque mythology, ' (, "Lord of the forest", plural: , female ) is a huge, hairy hominid dwelling in the woods. They were thought to protect flocks of livestock and teach skills such as agriculture and ironworking to humans.
== Nomenclature == (var. ', ) is glossed "Lord of the forest" or the "wild lord". The female counterpart is the (var. , ,) probably created during a later period by analogy.