Mapuche mythology

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Mapuche mythology is the traditional belief system of the Mapuche people of south-central Chile and Argentina, featuring a rich pantheon of spirits, nature deities, and ancestral forces that explain the origins, order, and balance of the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South American mythology
cosmology
indigenous belief system
intangible cultural heritage
mythology
oral tradition
religious tradition
associatedWith Mapuche people
countryOfOrigin Argentina
Chile
emphasizes balance between humans and nature
reciprocity with spirits
respect for ancestors
hasCoreConcept admapu (normative order and customary law)
az mapu (cosmic and territorial order)
küme mongen (good living, harmonious life)
ngen (nature spirits)
ngen antü (spirit of the sun)
ngen ko (spirit of water)
ngen kofke (spirit of food)
ngen kürüf (spirit of the wind)
ngen küyen (spirit of the moon)
ngen lafken (spirit of the sea and lakes)
ngen mapu (spirit of the land)
ngen mawida (spirit of the forest)
ngen pun (spirit of the night)
ngen winkul (spirit of hills and mountains)
pillán (powerful ancestral spirits)
wekufe (malevolent spirits)
hasCosmologicalElement Lafken Mapu (coastal and sea region)
Minche Mapu (underworld)
Nag Mapu (this world, earth)
Puel Mapu (eastern lands)
linked to: Puel Mapu

Wenu Mapu (upper world)
hasDeityOrSpirit Anchimayen
Caicai Vilu
Coi Coi-Vilu
Laftrache
Ngenechén
linked to: Ngenechen

Ngenhue (spirit of the household)
Pillán
Piwichen
Tenten Vilu
Wangulén (star spirits)
Wekufe
hasLanguage Mapudungun
hasMythType creation myths
etiological myths
flood myths
heroic narratives
origin of landscape features
hasRitual machitún
nguillatún
hasRitualObject kultrún (ceremonial drum)
rewe (ceremonial altar or sacred tree-trunk)
silver ornaments used in ceremonies
trarilonko (ceremonial headband)
hasRitualSpecialist machi
linked to: Machi

ngenpin
influences Mapuche agricultural rituals
Mapuche artistic symbolism
Mapuche customary law
Mapuche healing practices
Mapuche social organization
relatedTo Andean mythologies
linked to: Andean mythology

Argentine folklore
Chilean folklore
transmittedBy oral storytelling
ritual performance
songs and chants

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Chilote mythology influencedBy Mapuche mythology
Wallmapu hasCulturalElement Mapuche ceremonies
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Ngenechen religion Mapuche religion
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Pillan mythology Mapuche mythology
Nguillatun category Mapuche rituals
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Saavedra hasCulturalHeritage Mapuche traditions
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Picunche people religion Mapuche religion
linked to: Mapuche mythology
El Duende chilote influencedBy Mapuche mythology
Ruka Pillan significanceIn Mapuche mythology
Mapuche territory hasReligion Mapuche spirituality
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Biobío River frontier zone religionPresent Mapuche spirituality
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Amerindian mythology hasPart Mapuche mythology
Mapuche sacred sites hasCulturalContext Mapuche cosmology
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Mapuche sacred sites hasCulturalContext Mapuche religion
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Nagche religion Mapuche spirituality
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Mapuche communities of Wallmapu hasReligion Mapuche spirituality
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Moluche religion Mapuche traditional religion
linked to: Mapuche mythology
kultrun associatedWith Mapuche spirituality
linked to: Mapuche mythology
Mapuche crafts basedOn Mapuche mythology