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« Reply #15 on: February 26, 2007, 01:27:35 pm »

Other minor characters appear only in isolated legends:•   Galtzagorriak are a specific type of iratxoak (imps).
•   San Martin Txiki, a popular local Christian character, is a trickster.
•   Atxular and Mikelatz are said to be sons of Mari, among others.
•   Jaun Zuria is the mythical first Lord of Biscay, said to be born of a Scottish princess who had an encounter with the god Sugaar in the village of Mundaka.
•   Herensuge is the name of a dragon who plays an important role in a few legends.
•   Erge is an evil spirit that takes men's lives.
•   Adur is not a character but the abstraction of luck, destiny or magic. It's said to be the power of soothsayers (aztiak). In common language it also means saliva. It's also the name of a river (vide Adour).
•   Sorginak are both mythological beings that travel with Mari and real witches.

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