Basajaun
In Basque mythology, Basajaun (Basque: [bas̺ajaun], "Lord of the Woods",[1] plural: basajaunak, female basandere) is a huge, hairy hominid dwelling in the woods. They were thought to build megaliths, protect flocks of livestock, and teach skills such as agriculture and ironworking to humans.
Artist's depiction of a basajaun and his female companion, a basandere.
Some authors[2][3] have suggested that the Basajaun myth is a folk memory of early human contact with Neanderthal populations in the Iberian peninsula.
References
- Citations
- Lurker, Manfred (1987). The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons. Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 0-415-34018-7.
- Le Quellec, Jean-Loïc (2020). "Néandertal a été déshumanisé au prétexte de sa différence". Archéologia (585): 17. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- Čović, Kristina (2020). Izumiranje neandertalaca: glavne teorije o nestanku interpretirane kroz prizmu prasvijesti i uz pomoć paleofikcije paleontologa Björna Kurténa pri modeliranju prapovijesnih scenarija (Master's thesis). University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. p. 44. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- Bibliography
- Vinson, Julien (1883). I. Les trois Vérités, X. Basa-Jaun aveuglé. Le Folklore du Pays basque. Paris: Maisonneuve et Larose. pp. 10–11, 43–45. bnf
- Barandiaran, Jose Migel (1973) [1922]. Eusko-Mitologia. Obras completas II. Bilbao: Editorial La Gran Encïclopedia Vasca.
- Barandiaran, Jose Migel (1960). Mitología vasca. Madrid. pp. 75–76.
- Martínez de Lezea, Toti (2014). Leyendas de Euskal Herria. Madrid. pp. 25–26.
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