Magec

Sun-and-light deity of the Guanches of Tenerife; gender ambiguous in the sources, so sex 'unknown'. Wolfel's Monumenta Linguae Canariae (1965) is the standard linguistic source. Classified deity.

Domains

• sun
• light

Powers

• cross the sky as the sun
• is captured by Guayota and shut within Teide, plunging the world in darkness until Achamán frees him

Relations

• enemy: Guayota

Sources

• Wolfel, D. J. (1965). Monumenta Linguae Canariae. Graz.
• Tejera Gaspar, A. (1988). La religion de los guanches. La Laguna.
• Bethencourt Alfonso, J. (1911). Historia del pueblo guanche. Tenerife.