Achuguayo

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Achuguayo is the god of the Moon in Guanche religion in Tenerife. He was the duality of Magec (god of the sun). He was also called the "Father of Time", as he was in charge of regulating time.

The name first appears in the work Historia del Pueblo Guanche (History of the Guanche People) by physician and historian Juan Bethencourt Alfonso, who based much of his work on oral sources. [1]

According to the author, Achuguayo was "the term preserved among the common people" to refer to the Supreme Being — Achamán — in Guanche religion, representing for him the personification of Good in eternal conflict with Guayota, the representative of Evil. [1]

Some linguists have translated the term as "behold the one who is spirit, cause, origin, or guardian". [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Juan Bethencourt Alfonso (1992). History of the Guanche People: Ethnography and Socio-Political Organization (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). San Cristóbal de La Laguna: Francisco Lemus Editor. ISBN   84-879-7300-0.
  2. ↑ Ignacio Reyes García (2011). Insulo-Amaziq Dictionary (Guanche Language Glossary) (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Fondo de Cultura Ínsuloamaziq. ISBN   978-84-615-0960-7.


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