Aatxe
Basque · deity · mythic · deity
Aatxe (Aatxegorri, Beigorri, also Etsai 'the enemy'), the cave young-red-bull spirit, understood as a guise of Mari's chthonic domain; he comes forth in storms and by night to shelter the good and punish wrongdoers. Documented by Barandiarán (secondary).
Domains
- caves and chthonic guardianship
- storm and night justice
Powers
- Appear as a young red bull or cow and shift into human form
- Emerge from his cave in storms and at night to drive the good home and punish evildoers
- Enforce the will of Mari, punishing cheats and wrongdoers
Epithets
- Aatxegorri
- Etsai
Relations
- aspect of: Mari