Sugaar
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In Basque mythology, Sugaar (also Sugar, Sugoi, Suarra, Maju) is the male half of a pre-Christian Basque deity associated with storms and thunder. He is normally imagined as a dragon or serpent. Unlike his female consort, Mari, there are very few remaining legends about Sugaar. The basic purpose of his existence is to periodically join with Mari in the mountains to generate the storms.
In one myth[when?] Sugaar seduces a Scottish[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">clarification needed] princess in the village of Mundaka to father the mythical first Lord of Biscay, Jaun Zuria.[citation needed] This legend is believed[by whom?] to be a fabrication made to legitimize the Lordship of Biscay as a separate state from Navarre, because there is no historical account of such a lord. Only the fact that the delegates of Mundaka were attributed with the formal privilege of being the first to vote in the Script error: No such module "Lang". (Parliament) of the province may look as unlikely indication of the partial veracity of this legend.[citation needed]
Etymology
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Local legends on Sugaar
- In Ataun he is said to have two homes: in the caves of Amunda and Atarreta. He is said to have been witnessed crossing the sky in form of fire-sickle[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">clarification needed], which is considered presage of storms. In this area it is also said that Sugaar punishes the children who disobey their parents.[citation needed]
- In Azkoitia Sugaar is clearly identified with Maju. He meets Mari on Fridays (the day of the akelarre or sabbat), conceiving then the storms.
- In Betelu Sugaar is known as Script error: No such module "Lang". and considered a demon. There they say that he travels through the sky in the shape of a fireball, between the mountains Balerdi and Elortalde.
See also
- Herensuge (Basque dragon)
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Trask, L. (1997). The History of Basque. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-13116-2.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dueso, José (1996). La primitiva religión de los vascos [The primitive religion of the Basques] (in español). Orain S.A. ISBN 84-89077-56-8.
