Urtzi
deity sky Basque single tradition · 1
Urtzi is an ancient Basque term believed to either represent an old common noun for the sky or to have been a name for a pre-Christian sky deity. The existence of Urtzi as a Basque mythological figure has been questioned, with debate over whether it was a sky god or simply a generic term for sky. A 12th-century account by Aymeric Picaud recorded that Basques called God "Urcia," though no legends related to such a god have survived.
When
- First attested
- 1100 CE
- Attested period
- 1100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First explicitly documented in 12th-century Codex Calixtinus by Aymeric Picaud; pre-Christian origins suggested but debated.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Urtzi (also ortzi) is an ancient Basque language term which is believed to either represent an old common noun for the sky, or to have been a name for a pre-Christian sky deity.”
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