Ngenechen

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Ngenechen is the supreme creator deity in Mapuche spirituality, embodying the protective and life-giving force that governs the natural and human world.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ngenechen canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mapuche deity
creator deity
deity
supreme being
associatedConcept fertility
harmony with nature
life
protection
associatedWith human community
land
sky
water
considered highest spiritual authority in Mapuche cosmology
cosmicFunction creation of life
governance of nature
protection of people
cosmologicalStatus supreme deity of Mapuche pantheon
culture Mapuche people
domain human world
natural world
ethnicGroup Mapuche people
surface form: Mapuche
genderConcept often described with combined male and female aspects
influences Mapuche ethical norms
Mapuche relationship with land
Mapuche worldview
moralRole guardian of community well-being
source of moral order
religion Mapuche mythology
surface form: Mapuche religion

Mapuche spirituality
religiousTradition indigenous religion of southern Cone
role life-giving force
protector
supreme creator
typeOfVeneration ceremonial rituals
offerings
prayers
viewedAs giver of norms and traditions
protector of Mapuche territory
worshippedBy Mapuche communities of Wallmapu
surface form: Mapuche communities
worshippedIn Argentina
Chile

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nguillatun hasSpiritualFocus Ngenechen