Guayota

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Guayota is a malevolent deity from Guanche mythology, often depicted as a demon or god of darkness associated with the volcano Teide on Tenerife.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Guayota canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deity
demon
mythological figure
associatedDeity Magec
associatedWith Mount Teide
Tenerife
darkness
evil
volcanoes
captured Magec
category Guanche deities
darkness gods
underworld gods
volcano gods
cosmicRole antagonist to creator god
culture Guanche mythology
linked to: Guanche religion
depictedAs dark monstrous being
demonic figure
domain interior of Teide
enemyOf Achamán
gender male
imprisonedIn Mount Teide
influences natural disasters
volcanic eruptions
mythologicalTradition Canarian mythology
narrativeFunction personification of Teide’s destructive power
notableMyth abduction of Magec
opposedBy Achamán
region Canary Islands
Tenerife
religion Guanche religion
residesIn Mount Teide
role god of darkness
malevolent deity
symbol chaos
destruction
underworld
threatens sun
world
typeOfDeity chthonic deity
worshippedBy Guanche people

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Achamán opposedBy Guayota
Achamán conflictWith Guayota
Guanche religion hasDeity Guayota