Eki (goddess)
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Template:Short description Template:Otheruses Template:Expand Basque Eki (also Ekhi, Eguzki, Iuski, Iguzki, Iduzki or Eguzku) are the names of the Sun in the Basque language.[1] In Basque mythology, Eki or Eguzki is seen as a daughter of Mother Earth to whom she returns daily.
She was regarded as the protector of humanity and the enemy of all evil spirits. The ancient Basques called her "grandmother" and held rites in her honour at sunset. They believed that when the sun set, Ekhi travelled into Itxasgorrieta ("The Reddish Seas") beneath the earth into the womb of Amalur or Lurbira, her mother.
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- ↑ Michel Duvert, Dictionnaire illustré de mythologie basque [« Diccionario Ilustrado de Mitología Vasca y algunas de sus fuentes »], Donostia, Baiona, Elkarlanean, 1993, 372 p. [détail des éditions] (Template:ISBN et 9782903421359, OCLC 416178549)
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