mari from gaueko by gaueko

Mari is the goddess of the Basques.

She lives underground, normally in a cave in a high mountain, where she and her consort Sugaar meet every Friday (the night of the Akelarre or witch-meeting) to conceive the storms that will bring fertility (and sometimes disgrace) to the land and the people.

Mari is served by a court of sorginak (witches), and is said to feed "on the negation and affirmation" (that is, on falsehood).
Legends connect her to the weather: when she travels hail will fall, her departure from her cave will be accompanied by storms or droughts. Mari is associated with various forces of nature, including thunder and wind and the personification of the Earth.

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