Ilargi, Ile or Ilazki is the name of the Moon in
Basque language. In
Basque mythology
The mythology of the ancient Basques largely did not survive the arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country between the 4th and 12th century AD. Most of what is known about elements of this original belief system is based on the analysis of ...
, she is the daughter of
Mother Earth, to whom it returns daily.
Basque goddesses
Lunar goddesses
Basque mythology
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