Chaxiraxi
Chaxiraxi is a goddess identified by the autochthons with the statue of the Virgin Mary. The text identifies her as the mother of the gods. Before the Christian conquerors imposed the idea that the statue was that of the Virgin Mary, the autochthons identified the statue with their goddess Chaxiraxi.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 1400 CE
- Attested period
- 1400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Pre-conquest Guanche goddess.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Maxios, Ka Sgni, Ka Sgni, Ra, Sekhmet, Hathor, Amaterasu, Saulė, Päivätär, Beiwe, Bila, Wala, Bisal-Mariamma, Bomong, Pattini, Wurusemu, Tafukt, Shapash, Magec, Unelanuhi, Oüa Chill, Siqiniq, He'-koo-lās, Uwahci∙ł, Tanit, Aten
- syncretized with
- Virgin Mary
- parent of
- Chijoraji
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“At first, the autochthons identified the statue with their goddess Chaxiraxi (the mother of the gods), but later the Christian conquerors imposed the idea that the statue was that of the Virgin Mary.”
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“Canary Islands (Chaxiraxi, Magec)”
#15371 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The term Chaxiraxi — also found in documentation with the variants Chaciraxi, Chijoragi, Chijoraji, and Chirijoraji — is of Guanche origin, possibly derived from a primitive Tamazight form ta-ahghər-ahəghi. She was also referred to as Achmayex Guayaxerax”
#20300 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“These were thought to be mediators between humans and Chaxiraxi, the great celestial mother.”
#25224 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001