Wekufe
demonic earth Mapuche single tradition · 2
Wekufe is a demon in Mapuche folklore.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in Mapuche oral tradition.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Wentshukumishiteu, Wewe Gombel, Whowie, Wihwin, Winged genie, Wirry-cow, Witte Wieven, Wondjina, Wraith, Wulver, Wu Tou Gui, Wyrm, Antü, Wangulen, Coi Coi-Vilu, Kueyen, Peripillán, Ten Ten-Vilu, will-o'-the-wisp, Wangliang, White Lady, Wechuge, Wendigo, Waldgeist, Wana-games-ak, Wani, Wanyūdō, Warg, Warraguk, Wassan-mon-ganeehla-ak, Water monkey, Water sprite, Wati-kutjara, Wa-won-dee-a-megw, Weiße Frauen
- enemy of
- Pillan
Mentioned by
- will-o'-the-wisp
- Wangliang
- White Lady
- Wechuge
- Wendigo
- Waldgeist
- Wana-games-ak
- Wani
- Wanyūdō
- Warg
- Warraguk
- Wassan-mon-ganeehla-ak
- Water monkey
- Water sprite
- Wati-kutjara
- Wa-won-dee-a-megw
and 2 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Wekufe (Mapuche) – Demon”
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“As a result of the fight, the earth moved so strongly, that the imprisoned malignant Wekufe spirits were freed from it and began roaming the land. And the universe was left with no harmony.”
#16362 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001