Magec
Guanche · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
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: GuayotaReciprocal of guanche_guayota.enemy — Kidnapped Magec, the sun, into the volcano Teide, plunging the world into darkness until Achaman freed him.Antonio Tejera Gaspar, La religion de los guanches (1988) (secondary)
Sources
- Magec was the Guanche deity of the sun and light, reckoned among the principal divinities of Tenerife; the name (Guanche Berber Ma-gheq) is glossed 'possesses radiance' / 'mother of brightness', and the deity's gender is unrecorded.: Wolfel, D. J. (1965). Monumenta Linguae Canariae. Graz. (reference); Tejera Gaspar, A. (1988). La religion de los guanches. La Laguna. (reference)
- In the central Tenerife myth Magec is captured by Guayota and held inside Mount Teide, then liberated by Achaman.: Bethencourt Alfonso, J. (1911). Historia del pueblo guanche. Tenerife. (reference)