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Nguruvilu

Index Nguruvilu

The Nguruvilu (from Mapudungun ngürü, "fox" and filu, "snake"; also known as: Guirivilo, Guruvilu, Ñuruvilu, Ñirivilu, Ñivivilu, Ñirivilo and Nirivilo) is a creature originating from the Mapuche religion of the indigenous people inhabiting Chile. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Ahuizotl (mythology), Chile, Coi Coi-Vilu, Ethnic religion, Fox, Kalku, Machi (shaman), Magic (supernatural), Mapuche, Mapuche language, Mapuche religion, Snake, Underwater panther.

  2. Indigenous South American legendary creatures
  3. Mapuche legendary creatures
  4. Mythological aquatic creatures
  5. Pre-Columbian era stubs

Ahuizotl (mythology)

The ahuizotl (from the āhuitzotl for "spiny aquatic thing", a.k.a. "water dog") is a legendary creature in Aztec mythology. Nguruvilu and ahuizotl (mythology) are Mythological aquatic creatures and Mythological monsters.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.

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Coi Coi-Vilu

Coi Coi-Vilu or Caicai-Vilu/Cai Cai Vilu (from Kaykayfilu; Kaykay, a name, and filu, "snake") is the Mapuche god of water (or goddess, in some versions found in Chiloé) and, according to Mapuche myths (later also found in Chiloé), supreme ruler of the sea and of all sea-dwellers. Nguruvilu and Coi Coi-Vilu are Mythological aquatic creatures and south American mythology stubs.

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Ethnic religion

In religious studies, an ethnic religion is a religion or belief associated with notions of heredity and a particular ethnic group.

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Fox

Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae.

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Kalku

Kalku or Calcu, in Mapuche mythology, is a sorcerer or witch who works with black magic and negative powers or forces. Nguruvilu and Kalku are Argentina stubs, Chile stubs and south American mythology stubs.

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Machi (shaman)

A machi is a traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of Chile and Argentina.

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Magic (supernatural)

Magic is an ancient practice rooted in rituals, spiritual divinations, and/or cultural lineage—with an intention to invoke, manipulate, or otherwise manifest supernatural forces, beings, or entities in the natural world.

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Mapuche

The Mapuche are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia.

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Mapuche language

Mapuche (from mapu 'land' and che 'people', meaning 'the people of the land') or Mapudungun (from mapu 'land' and dungun 'speak, speech', meaning 'the speech of the land'; also spelled Mapuzugun and Mapudungu) is an Araucanian language related to Huilliche spoken in south-central Chile and west-central Argentina by the Mapuche people.

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Mapuche religion

The religion of the indigenous Mapuche people of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina is an extensive and ancient belief system.

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Snake

Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

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Underwater panther

An underwater panther, called Mishipeshu (in Ojibwe syllabics: ᒄᔑᐯᔓ) or Mishibijiw (in syllabics: ᒄᔑᐱᒋ᐀) in Ojibwe, is one of the most important of several mythical water beings among many Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands and Great Lakes region, particularly among the Anishinaabe.

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See also

Indigenous South American legendary creatures

Mapuche legendary creatures

Mythological aquatic creatures

Pre-Columbian era stubs

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguruvilu

Also known as Ngurvilu, ÑuruvilĂș.