Achamán

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Achamán is the supreme creator god in the traditional religion of the Guanche people of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Achamán canonical 1
Achamán Achuhuran 1
Achoron Achamán 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Guanche deity
creator god
deity
supreme god
alsoKnownAs Achamán Achuhuran
linked to: Achamán

Achoron
Achoron Achamán
linked to: Achamán
associatedPlace Mount Teide
associatedWith heavens
sky
category Canarian deities
creator gods
sky and weather gods
conflictWith Guayota
considered benevolent
cosmicFunction ordering the universe
protector of the world
creates animals
humans
moon
mountains
sea
stars
sun
world
culture Guanche culture
linked to: Guanche people
ethnicGroup Guanche people
gender male
influencedBy North African Berber religious traditions
languageContext Guanche language
locatedInTheMythologyOf Tenerife
mythology Guanche mythology
opposedBy Guayota
partOf indigenous religion of Tenerife
perceivedAs omnipotent
transcendent
region Canary Islands
Tenerife
religion Guanche religion
role sky god
supreme creator god
timePeriodOfWorship pre-Hispanic era
veneratedAs highest deity
worshipedBy Guanche people
worshipedIn Canary Islands
Tenerife

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guanche people mainDeity Achamán
Achamán alsoKnownAs Achamán Achuhuran
linked to: Achamán
Achamán alsoKnownAs Achoron Achamán
linked to: Achamán