Amalur

For the political coalition, see Amalur (political coalition). Eguzkilore at the door of a farmhouse in the Basque Country.

Amalur, name of Basque origin that in Euskera means "Mother Earth" or "Mother Earth", is a goddess of the Basque mythology. It is related to Mari, reason why sometimes is confused with this Basque goddess, who is the personification of all the nature and in turn is the superior divinity that dominates to all the mythological personages, having a special relation with the Earth and, according to old beliefs, being the personification of Amalur.

Legends

In the legends of the Basque people, the Earth, Ama-Lurra, is the main divinity. The Earth shows itself to us as the habitat of all living beings, possessing its own life force that has created our natural environment. It is the one that makes possible the existence of animals and plants, and the one that gives humans the food and the place to live. The Earth is a huge vessel, an unlimited receptacle, where the souls of the dead and most of the mythological characters live. The faith in Ama-Lurra is very old in the Basque people, prior to the invasion of Indo-European peoples. Since these cultures that arrived from the east to Europe, were those that introduced the belief in the celestial divinities.

According to legend, in the interior of the Earth there are incredible treasures that, although humans persist in finding them and taking possession of them, always become unreachable, being a very ingrained habit leaving offerings to Ama-Lurra in the caves and simas, since these are the doors to the interior of the Earth.

Amalur is the creator of the sister moon (Ilazki, Ilargi), sister sun (Ekhi, Eguzki) and Eguzkilore ("sun flower", carlina acaulis), a flower very similar to thistle in the Basque Country. is placed in the doors of the houses to drive away the genii, the sorginak, the lamias and the evil spirits, since it was believed that if anyone tried to enter the house and found an Eguzkilore, he had to stop to count the numerous hairs or bracts of the inflorescence and the day surprised him without completing his task. Bibliography

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