Anchimallén
Mapuche · deity · mythic · deity
Small luminous familiar-spirit, a flying ball of fire created from a fire-stone (curamilla) by a machi to guard, or by a kalku to harm.
Domains
Powers
- Fly as a small glowing orb or ball of fire by night
- Guard a household or strike enemies at its maker's bidding
Sources
- Latcham (1924); Guevara, Folklore araucano (1911); recorded Mapuche oral tradition
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