Mapuche mythology
E450185
South American mythology
cosmology
indigenous belief system
intangible cultural heritage
mythology
oral tradition
religious tradition
Mapuche mythology is the traditional belief system of the Mapuche people of south-central Chile and Argentina, featuring a rich pantheon of spirits, nature deities, and ancestral forces that explain the origins, order, and balance of the world.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mapuche mythology canonical | 2 |
| Mapuche religion | 2 |
| Mapuche ceremonies | 1 |
| Mapuche rituals | 1 |
| Mapuche traditions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4538488 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mapuche mythology Context triple: [Chilote mythology, influencedBy, Mapuche mythology]
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Chilote mythology
Chilote mythology is the rich body of legends, supernatural beings, and folk beliefs of the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile, blending Indigenous Mapuche traditions with Spanish colonial influences.
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Andean mythology
Andean mythology is the body of traditional beliefs, creation stories, and sacred narratives of the indigenous peoples of the Andes, especially the Inca and their predecessors, explaining the origins of the world, nature, and society.
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Diaguita culture
The Diaguita culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of north-central Chile and northwest Argentina, known for its advanced agriculture, distinctive polychrome ceramics, and complex social organization.
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Mesoamerican mythology
Mesoamerican mythology is the rich body of myths, deities, and cosmological beliefs developed by pre-Columbian cultures such as the Maya, Aztec, and others in ancient Mexico and Central America.
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E.
Mapuche people
The Mapuche people are an Indigenous group of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina known for their resilient resistance to Spanish colonization and rich cultural traditions, language (Mapudungun), and communal land-based way of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mapuche mythology Target entity description: Mapuche mythology is the traditional belief system of the Mapuche people of south-central Chile and Argentina, featuring a rich pantheon of spirits, nature deities, and ancestral forces that explain the origins, order, and balance of the world.
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A.
Chilote mythology
Chilote mythology is the rich body of legends, supernatural beings, and folk beliefs of the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile, blending Indigenous Mapuche traditions with Spanish colonial influences.
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B.
Andean mythology
Andean mythology is the body of traditional beliefs, creation stories, and sacred narratives of the indigenous peoples of the Andes, especially the Inca and their predecessors, explaining the origins of the world, nature, and society.
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C.
Diaguita culture
The Diaguita culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of north-central Chile and northwest Argentina, known for its advanced agriculture, distinctive polychrome ceramics, and complex social organization.
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D.
Mesoamerican mythology
Mesoamerican mythology is the rich body of myths, deities, and cosmological beliefs developed by pre-Columbian cultures such as the Maya, Aztec, and others in ancient Mexico and Central America.
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E.
Mapuche people
The Mapuche people are an Indigenous group of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina known for their resilient resistance to Spanish colonization and rich cultural traditions, language (Mapudungun), and communal land-based way of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South American mythology
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cosmology ⓘ indigenous belief system ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ mythology ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mapuche people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
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Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
balance between humans and nature
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reciprocity with spirits ⓘ respect for ancestors ⓘ |
| hasCoreConcept |
admapu (normative order and customary law)
NERFINISHED
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az mapu (cosmic and territorial order) ⓘ küme mongen (good living, harmonious life) ⓘ ngen (nature spirits) ⓘ ngen antü (spirit of the sun) NERFINISHED ⓘ ngen ko (spirit of water) ⓘ ngen kofke (spirit of food) ⓘ ngen kürüf (spirit of the wind) ⓘ ngen küyen (spirit of the moon) NERFINISHED ⓘ ngen lafken (spirit of the sea and lakes) NERFINISHED ⓘ ngen mapu (spirit of the land) ⓘ ngen mawida (spirit of the forest) ⓘ ngen pun (spirit of the night) NERFINISHED ⓘ ngen winkul (spirit of hills and mountains) ⓘ pillán (powerful ancestral spirits) ⓘ wekufe (malevolent spirits) ⓘ |
| hasCosmologicalElement |
Lafken Mapu (coastal and sea region)
NERFINISHED
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Minche Mapu (underworld) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nag Mapu (this world, earth) NERFINISHED ⓘ Puel Mapu (eastern lands) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenu Mapu (upper world) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeityOrSpirit |
Anchimayen
NERFINISHED
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Caicai Vilu NERFINISHED ⓘ Coi Coi-Vilu NERFINISHED ⓘ Laftrache NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngenechén NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngenhue (spirit of the household) ⓘ Pillán NERFINISHED ⓘ Piwichen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenten Vilu NERFINISHED ⓘ Wangulén (star spirits) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wekufe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Mapudungun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythType |
creation myths
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etiological myths ⓘ flood myths ⓘ heroic narratives ⓘ origin of landscape features ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
machitún
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nguillatún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject |
kultrún (ceremonial drum)
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rewe (ceremonial altar or sacred tree-trunk) ⓘ silver ornaments used in ceremonies ⓘ trarilonko (ceremonial headband) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpecialist |
machi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ngenpin ⓘ |
| influences |
Mapuche agricultural rituals
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Mapuche artistic symbolism ⓘ Mapuche customary law ⓘ Mapuche healing practices ⓘ Mapuche social organization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Andean mythologies
NERFINISHED
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Argentine folklore ⓘ Chilean folklore ⓘ |
| transmittedBy |
oral storytelling
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ritual performance ⓘ songs and chants ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mapuche mythology Description of subject: Mapuche mythology is the traditional belief system of the Mapuche people of south-central Chile and Argentina, featuring a rich pantheon of spirits, nature deities, and ancestral forces that explain the origins, order, and balance of the world.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mapuche ceremonies
this entity surface form:
Mapuche rituals
this entity surface form:
Mapuche traditions
this entity surface form:
Mapuche religion