Lurbira
Encyclopedia
Lurbira was the goddess
of the earth
in the religion of the ancient Basques
. She was the mother of Ekhi and Ilazki.
Goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....
of the earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
in the religion of the ancient Basques
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
. She was the mother of Ekhi and Ilazki.
Sources
- Buber's Basque Mythology: A translation of the Spanish-language Mitología article at the Auñamendi Encyclopedia.