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Kalku
Kalku or Calcu, in Mapuche mythology, is a sorcerer or witch who works with black magic and negative powers or forces. The essentially benevolent shamans are more often referred to as '' machi'', to avoid confusion with the malevolent kalku. Its origins are in Mapuche tradition. The word kalku is a borrowing from Puquina language. Its adoption by Mapuches fits into a pattern of parallels in the Mapuche and Central Andean cosmology ( Inca religion) dating back to the times of Tiwanaku Empire when Puquina was an important language. Description The ''kalku'' is a semi-mythical character that has the power of working with '' wekufe'' "spirits or wicked creatures". An example of a ''wekufe'' is the Nguruvilu. The ''kalku'' also have as servants other beings such as the Anchimayen, or the Chonchon (which is the magical manifestation of the more powerful ''kalku''). A mapuche ''kalku'' is usually an inherited role, although it could be a ''machi'' that is interested in lucrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahuel And The Magic Book
''Nahuel and the Magic Book'' () is a 2020 Traditional animation, animated fantasy-adventure coming-of-age film produced by Carburadores, co-produced by Chilean Punkrobot Studios and Brazilian Levante Films and directed by Germán Acuña Delgadillo. This is the first animated feature that was made in Chile in collaboration with Brazil and this is the first Chilean-Brazilian 2D animated film that entered the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in Annecy, France on June 15, 2020 and in Chile on January 20, 2022. Premise Nahuel resides in a fishing town with his father, but he is plagued by a profound fear of the sea. However, his life takes a magical turn when he discovers a book with mystical powers that may hold the key to his fear. Unfortunately, a malevolent kalku also desires the book and subsequently kidnaps Nahuel's father. Thus, Nahuel embarks on a fantastic adventure to rescue his father while also confronting and overcoming his deepest fears. Cast * Consuelo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machi (shaman)
A machi is a traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of Chile and Argentina. Machis play significant roles in Mapuche religion. In contemporary Mapuche culture, women are more commonly machis than men, but it is not a rule. Male machi are known as ''Machi Weye''. Description The Mapuche live in southern South America, mostly in central Chile ( Araucanía and Los Lagos) and the adjacent areas of Argentina. As a religious authority within Mapuche culture, a machi leads healing ceremonies called Machitun. During the machitun, the machi communicates with the spirit world. Machis also serve as advisors and oracles for their community; in the past, they advised on peace and warfare. The term ''machi'' is sometimes interchangeable with the word '' kalku''. ''Kalku'' usually has an evil connotation, whereas ''machi'' is usually considered good. This is not always the case, however, as the terms may be interchanged in common use. To become a machi, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapuche Mythology
Mapuche religion is the traditional Native American religion of the Mapuche people. It is practiced primarily in south-central Chile and southwest Argentina. The tradition has no formal leadership or organizational structure and displays much internal variation. Mapuche theology incorporates a range of deities and spirits. One of the most prominent deities is Ngünechen, sometimes equated with the Christian God. Communal prayer ceremonies are termed ''ngillatun'' and involve the provision of offerings and animal sacrifice. Various different ritual specialists were historically active among the Mapuche, but in the 20th century many of these died out, leaving the ''machi'' as the main kind. These ''machi'' are tasked with overseeing healing and divination, tasks accomplished through their communication with spirits. Historically, the Mapuche were politically independent and prevented conquest by the Incan and Spanish Empires. In 1883 the Chilean military defeated the Mapuche and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguruvilu
The or , , , etc., (from , "fox" and , "snake";) is a creature originating from the Mapuche religion of the indigenous people inhabiting Chile. It is a lake- or river-dwelling creature that appears in the form with a fox-like head and snake-like body (or a cat-like head with a slender fox-like body and serpent-like tail), which snatches wading people with its (clawed) long tail, and devours or Hematophagy, blood-sucks its victim. Nomenclature From (pronunciation: with "ng" or representing sound, "ñ" representing ). The etymology is given as "fox" + "serpent" (, , , or ). Mapudungun forms also occur as: , , , , , , . Also transcribed as , , or . Also . Legend The indigenous people believed the "" to be a beast of "monstrous size" that devours people, causing the natives to avoid bathing in the lakes where the beast occurs. Some described it as fox-headed with the body of a serpent (as its name suggests), but others claimed it was like a round bloated ox Hide (skin), hide, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythic Humanoids
Mythic humanoids are legendary, Folklore, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that Anthropomorphism, resemble humans through appearance or character. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins, and many of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on their journey. Africa * Jengu – (West African) Beautiful, mermaid–like creatures. * Werehyena – Hyena, Hyaenidae Shapeshifting, therianthropic creature common in the folklore of North and East Africa, and West Asia. * Mami Wata – Mermaid–like water–dwelling humanoids from West African mythology * Ogbanje – (Igbo) spirit who is born into the same family repeatedly and dies young on purpose to drive them into grief. Americas * Adlet – Dog-like humanoids in Inuit religion, Inuit folklore. * Anung Ite – (Lakota) female spirit with two faces and spikes protruding from elbows. Variations from oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cacique
A cacique, sometimes spelled as cazique (; ; feminine form: ), was a tribal chieftain of the Taíno people, who were the Indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles at the time of European contact with those places. The term is a Spanish transliteration of the Taíno word . Cacique was initially translated as "king" or "prince" for the Spanish. In the colonial era, the conquistadors and the administrators who followed them used the word generically to refer to any leader of practically any indigenous group they encountered in the Western Hemisphere. In Hispanic and Lusophone countries, the term has also come to mean a political boss, similar to a ''caudillo,'' exercising power in a system of caciquism. Spanish colonial-era caciques The Taíno word descends from the Taíno word , which means "to keep house". In 1555 the word first entered the English language, defined as "prince". In Taíno culture, the rank was heredita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warlock Of Chiloé
A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft. Etymology and terminology The most commonly accepted etymology derives ''warlock'' from the Old English '' wǣrloga'', which meant "breaker of oaths" or "deceiver". The term came to apply specially to the devil around 1000 AD. In early modern Scots, the word came to refer to the male equivalent of a "witch" (which can be male or female, but has historically been used predominantly for females). The term may have become associated in Scotland with male witches owing to the idea that they had made pacts with Auld Hornie (the devil) and thus had betrayed the Christian faith and broke their baptismal vows or oaths. From this use, the word passed into Romantic literature and ultimately into 20th-century popular culture. A derivation from the Old Norse ''varð-lokkur'', "caller of spirits", has also been suggested, but the ''Oxford English Dictionary '' considers this implausible owing to the extreme rarity of the Norse word and beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chonchon
The Chonchon ( from ), also known as the Tue-Tué, is a mythical creature found in Mapuche religion, as well as in the folk mythologies of Chile and southern Argentina. Legend According to Mapuche myth the flying head is the result of someone, usually a woman, entering into a contract with a sorcerer or ''brujo''; consqueently her head detaches by night and sprout wings, so that the chonchón takes off in flight. She makes nocturnal sound similar to bird calls. There is supposedly a secret subterranean location called the ''reni'', where she will fly to to join her coven to practice witchcraft or enjoy the festivities. There are said to be anecdotes of husbands who wake up in the night and find their wives' head missing. It is said that the kalku (or ''calcu'', synonymous with ''machi'' witch) or evil ''machi'') who contract with an evil spirit (''wekufe The wekufe, also known as huecufe, wekufü, watuku, huecufu, huecubo, huecubu, huecuvu, huecuve, huecovoe, giiecubu, güec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchimayen
The Anchimayen (in the Mapudungun language, also spelled "Anchimallén" or "Anchimalguén" in Spanish) is a mythical creature in Mapuche mythology. Anchimayens are described as little creatures that take the form of small children, and can transform into flying fireballs that emit bright light. They are the servants of a kalku (a type of Mapuche sorcerer). According to some sources, the goddess she was originally conceived of as the moon goddess, married to the sun, but later developed into a (will-o'-the-wisp) type being that frightens and unhorses travelers. Anchimayens are sometimes confused with Kueyen (the Mapuche lunar goddess), because she also produces a bright light. See also * Ball lightning Ball lightning is a rare and unexplained phenomenon described as Luminosity, luminescent, spherical objects that vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter. Though usually associated with thunderstorms, the observed phenomenon is repor ... * Energy being * Tupila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wekufe
The wekufe, also known as huecufe, wekufü, watuku, huecufu, huecubo, huecubu, huecuvu, huecuve, huecovoe, giiecubu, güecubo, güecugu, uecuvu, güecufu; is an important type of harmful spirit or demon in Mapuche mythology. The word wekufe comes from the Mapudungun word ''wekufü'' meaning "demon, outside being". Concept In the Mapuche language, Mapudungun, the word wekufe can be attributed to any person that tells lies or is deceptive. It was only after the arrival of Catholicism when the Mapuche people had gained the concept of evil that the word became associated with demons. Since that time the idea behind wekufe has broadened to include multiple meanings, either as a subject, quality or agent depending on the speaker's reference point or the situation that it is used in. The word is generally used as a generic name in order to describe creatures from Mapuche mythology that usually have harmful intentions towards human beings. These beings can have solid, material bodies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
