Jentil
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The jentil, are a race of giants in Basque mythology. This word meaning gentile, from Latin gentilis, was used to refer to pre-Christian civilizations and in particular to the builders of megalithic m
Artist's depiction of a Jentil
Jentilarri, Aralar.
Basajaun
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In Basque mythology, Basajaun is a huge, hairy hominid dwelling in the woods. They were thought to protect flocks of livestock and teach skills such as agriculture and ironworking to humans.
Jentil
…ancient places, supposedly built by the jentil. Dolmens are jentilarri or jentiletxe, harrespil are jentilbaratz, caves can be jentilzulo or jentilkoba. Basajaun Giant (mythology…
Artist's depiction of a basajaun and his female companion, a basandere.