Atarrabi
Basque · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Atarrabi (Atarrabe), the benevolent twin son of Mari and Sugaar, brother of Mikelats. The hero of the 'Atarrabi and the Devil' legend who escapes the Devil's cave-school by trickery, loses his shadow, becomes a priest, and is saved at death. Documented by Barandiarán and Webster (secondary).
Parentage
- mother: MariSon of Mari. (Reciprocal child-relation may be added to the existing basque_mari.)J. M. Barandiarán, Diccionario de mitología vasca, s.v. Mari: her sons Atarrabi and Mikelats (secondary)
- father: SugaarSon of Sugaar. (Reciprocal child-relation may be added to the existing basque_sugaar.)J. M. Barandiarán / Basque tradition: the twins born of Mari and Sugaar (secondary)
Domains
- benevolence and deliverance
Powers
- Outwit the Devil and escape his school, leaving only his shadow behind
Relations
- twin sibling: MikelatsThe good twin (Atarrabi) and the evil twin (Mikelats).J. M. Barandiarán, on Atarrabi and Mikelats, twin sons of Mari of opposite nature (secondary)
- mother: MariSon of Mari. (Reciprocal child-relation may be added to the existing basque_mari.)J. M. Barandiarán, Diccionario de mitología vasca, s.v. Mari: her sons Atarrabi and Mikelats (secondary)
- father: SugaarSon of Sugaar. (Reciprocal child-relation may be added to the existing basque_sugaar.)J. M. Barandiarán / Basque tradition: the twins born of Mari and Sugaar (secondary)