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Ilargi

Basque Deities
Ilargi glyph

Ilargi is the moon goddess of Basque mythology, her name simply meaning moon in the Basque language. Tradition makes her the sister of the sun goddess Eki, also recorded on this atlas, and, like her, a daughter of Amalur, the Basque Mother Earth. Ilargi is likewise said to return each day to her mother, a cyclical pattern mirroring her sister's solar journey and reflecting the moon's own visible cycle, and the two sisters together anchor the celestial pairing at the center of traditional Basque cosmology.

Facts
Attestation
Veneration Today
Historically attested; no continuous cult 1
Historicity
Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1
Function
Domain / Function
Moon 1
Identity
Gender
Female 2
Belief
Theology
Polytheistic: many gods 1
Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Ilargi, Structured Record (Wikidata Q)
WikidataWikidata property P21 (sex or gender)View the Source
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