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Basque mythology

The mythology Basque (Euskal mitologia) is the collection of myths of Basque origin that have come down to us. Christianized late, the Basques worshiped natural forces such as the sun, moon, air, water, mountains, forests, these taking human forms. The round stelae in Basque cemeteries still often feature the sun, moon and stars. Some current beliefs could date back to the Paleolithic.

Basque mythology (texts)

Description of Basque mythology

• Amulets
• The cult of death
• Beliefs and rites
• Worship of stones and sun
• Ancestor worship
• Laminak and Geniuses
• Magic
• The goddess Mari
• The witches

Witches in Alava (Araba)

The Akelarre of Soria
The clawed baby
The quails that sang
The Charterhouse of Pipaón
The scalded cat
The two mule drivers
Don Teodosio
The healer of Salvatierra
The prodigious ointment
The rocks of Sarba
The witch of Montoria
Tobilla's witch
Zaita's witch
The terrible Juanakala
Revenge of the witches

Witches in Biscay (Bizkaia)

The Akelarre of Petralanda
The five towers
The parish priest of Gerrikaitz
The sorcerer of Zeanuri
Hue horse!
Maria minez
In Havana in one night
The fisherman and the dog
The mysterious whistle
Morga summit
The Witch of Anboto
Askondo's witch
The witch in the church
Two wine-friendly witches
The Witches' Wind
The little glass of wine

Witches in Guipuzcoa (Gipuzkoa)

The coalman and the witch
The parish priest's request
The spinner and the black cat
Laundry at night
Mariatxo
The bad encounter
The thousand spades
The Azelain bridge
The Caught Witch
Kimuko's witch
Hit me again!
The thief of blood sausages

Legends of Webster (Basque mythology)

Legends Tartaro:

• The Tartaro
• Errua, the madman
• The Three Brothers and the Tartaro
• Tartaro and Little Parrot

The Heren-Suge, the seven-headed serpent:

• Tartarus and Heren-Suge
• The Seven-Headed Serpent
• The Snake in the Wood

Tales about animals:

• Acheria the fox
• The donkey and the wolf

Basa-Jaun, Basa-Andre and Laminak:

• Introduction
• Basa-Jauna, The Wild Man
• The Servant at the Fairy's
• The Fairy in the House
• The Pretty But Idle Girl
• The Devil's Age
• The Fairy-Queen Godmother

V. – Witchcraft and Sorcery

• Introduction
• The Witches at the Sabbat
• The Witches and the Idiots
• The Witch and the New-Born Infant
• The Changeling

VI. – Tales Des Fées, (A) Tales Like The Keltic

• Introduction
• Malbrouk
• The Fisherman and his Sons
• Tabakiera, The Snuff-Box
• Mahistruba, the Master Mariner
• Dragon
• Ezkabi-Fidel
• Variation of 'Ezkabi-Fidel'
• The Lady Pigeon and Her Comb
• Suggested Explanation of 'The Lady-Pigeon and Her Comb'
• Laur-Cantons
• The Young Schoolboy
• The Son Who Heard Voices
• The Mother and Her (Idiot) Son; Gold, The Clever Thief
• Juan Dekos, The Blockhead (Tontua)
• Variation of 'Juan Dekos'. Juan De Kalais
• The Duped Priest

VI. – Fairy Tales: (B) Derived Directly From The French

• Introduction
• Ass'-Skin
• Variations on 'Ass�-Skin'
• The Step-Mother and the Step-Daughter
• Beauty and the Beast
• Variation of 'Beauty and the Beast'
• The Cobbler and His Three Daughters (Blue Beard)
• Variation on 'Blue Beard'
• The Singing Tree, the Bird Which Tells the Truth, and the Water That Makes Young
• Variation on 'The Singing Tree, the Bird Which Tells the Truth, and the Water That Makes Young'
• The White Blackbird
• The Sister and Her Seven Brothers
• Variations of Other French Fairy-Tales
• List of Publications of Foreign Legends in France

VII. – Religious Tales

• Introduction
• Fourteen
• Jesus Christ and the Old Soldier
• The Poor Soldier and the Rich Man
• The Widow and Her Son
• The Story of the Hair-Cloth Shirt (La Cilice)
• The Saintly Orphan Girl
• The Slandered and Despised Young Girl

Legends of Monteiro (Basque mythology)

• Aquelarre
• Arguiduna
• Maitagarri
• Roldan's Bugle-Horn
• Jaun-Zuria, Prince Of Erin
• The Branch of White Lilies. A Tradition
• The Song of Lamia
• The Virgin of the Five Towns – Ballad
• Kurucificatuaren Canta (The Chant of the Crucified) –Ballad
• The Raids
• The Holy War – Ballad
• The Prophecy of Lara – Ballad
• Hurca-Mendi

Basque mythology (various legends)

• Acheria, the fox
• The 2 brothers: the wise and the fool
• The lamiña and the old woman
• The age of the devil
• Don Diego and Mari
• Elkorri's empty house
• Anxo and the cowherds
• God sees everything
• The master marshal
• The donkey and the wolf
• Dominichtekun
• Husband and Diego Lopez
• Astronomers from Spain
• The dragon of Arbailles
• Husband and the seminarian
• Atarrabi and the devil
• The dragon of Urdian
• Mikelats and Atarrabi
• Barantol and the beautiful lady
• Etsai pupil
• The reaper
• Bardos
• The horseshoe and the cherries
• Mendiondo's flies
• The Blind Basa Jaun
• The spinners of Eremedio
• Bargota's mule
• Basa Jaun and wheat
• The spinners of Lauzpelz
• The two mule drivers
• Basa Jaun and the spinners
• The beautiful and lazy girl
• The tablecloth, the donkey and the stick
• Basa Jaun and the lime kiln
• Irabi's daughter
• Lamiñak bread
• The Basa Jaun in Larrau
• The son of the bear
• The poor soldier
• The Basa Jaun and the mill
• The son Muruguena
• Roland's stone
• The Basa Jaun and the saw
• Ahurhutze's oven
• Mari's Stone
• Basa Jaun and welding
• French woman on horseback
• The Licq bridge
• The Basa Jaun and the cowherds
• The brothers of Imatzene
• Threshing wheat
• The geniuses of Jentilbaratza
• The priest Marttiene
• Begizko
• The rush hedge
• The shadowless priest
• The thirsty shepherd
• Herensuge and the knight
• Fourteen
• Okina Shepherd
• Herensuge and the tale
• The rake
• The Shepherd of Orozko
• Herensuge and G. de Belzunce
• The holy orphan
• The shepherdess of Bidarrai
• Man and snake
• The Lord of Muntxaraz
• The good guys and the bad guys
• The Jentils of Leizadi
• The seventh commandment
• The pebble and cow dung
• Jesus and the old soldier
• The Alçay snake
• The enchanted belt
• The young schoolboy
• Arbeldi's maid
• The field of Iribarne
• Obantzun's mare
• The maid of the lamiñak
• The Saint-Sauveur candlestick
• Biarritz lake
• The sister and the 7 brothers
• The coalman and the Basa Jaun
• The lagoon of Arbeiza
• Sugoi and the two brothers
• Overturned carts
• La lamiña d'Andrettho
• The blind Tartalo
• Saint Peter's horse
• La lamiña in a layer
• The five pennies of the gypsies
• Woman's heads and devil
• The cilice
• The three truths
• Pumpkins
• The widow and the son
• Apple picking
• The lamiña of the fountain
• The thief of Atxulaur
• The priest played
• The lamiña of Kobaundi
• The true and the false
• Lady Aketegi
• La lamiña de Leziaga
• The serpent Lhen suhea
• The Lady of Anboto
• La lamiña without the house
• The Lady of Orhy
• The lamiñak at the Utsalea bridge
• The good Lord's debts
• The kidnapper lamiña
• 2 arms, 1 foot and 1 stomach
• The lamiña and the stonemason
• The laminak in Behorlegui-Mendi
• The laminak of Mandarrain
• Tartarus and the three children
• The castle of Laustenia
• Hamalau

Books on Roman mythology

Comics / Illustrated:

In French :

• History of the Etruscans
• Tales and Legends of the Birth of Rome
• Tales and Legends: Ovid's Metamorphoses
• Tales and legends: The heroes of ancient Rome
• Tales and Legends: The Birth of Rome
• A day in ancient Rome: In the footsteps of a Roman, in the capital of the most powerful of empires
• SPQR. History of ancient Rome
• Roman myths
• Romulus, Twin and King: Facts of a Legend
• Discovering Basque mythology
• Marco Polo
• Fiabe italiane – Italian tales, bilingual edition
• Tales and Legends: Legends of Corsica
• The tales of Provence
• Legends and tales of Provence
• Fantastic Beings in Provence: Fairies, Witches, Goblins
• Frederic Mistral Tales of Provence
• The most beautiful tales of the Pyrenees
• TALES AND LEGENDS OF OCCITANIA
• Tales, stories and legends from the countries of France
• Beliefs, myths and legends of the countries of France
• Tales and legends from the regions of France
• Tales and legends of Spain
• Legends and Tales of Portugal
• Tales from Portugal
• Tales from the Alhambra

Only in English:

• Sardinia: Island of Myths, Giants and Magic
• Legends and Popular Tales of the Basque People
• Ancient Rome: An Enthralling Overview of Roman History, Starting From the Romulus and Remus Myth
• Roman Empire: Rise & The Fall
• Legends and Popular Tales of the Basque People
• Tales of the Alhambra