Ngenechen

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Ngenechen is the supreme creator deity in Mapuche spirituality, embodying the protective and life-giving force that governs the natural and human world.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ngenechen canonical 2
Ngenechén 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mapuche deity ⓘ
creator deity ⓘ
deity ⓘ
supreme being ⓘ
associatedConcept fertility ⓘ
harmony with nature ⓘ
life ⓘ
protection ⓘ
associatedWith human community ⓘ
land ⓘ
sky ⓘ
water ⓘ
considered highest spiritual authority in Mapuche cosmology ⓘ
cosmicFunction creation of life ⓘ
governance of nature ⓘ
protection of people ⓘ
cosmologicalStatus supreme deity of Mapuche pantheon ⓘ
culture Mapuche people ⓘ
domain human world ⓘ
natural world ⓘ
ethnicGroup Mapuche ⓘ
linked to: Mapuche people
genderConcept often described with combined male and female aspects ⓘ
influences Mapuche ethical norms ⓘ
Mapuche relationship with land ⓘ
Mapuche worldview ⓘ
moralRole guardian of community well-being ⓘ
source of moral order ⓘ
religion Mapuche religion ⓘ
linked to: Mapuche mythology

Mapuche spirituality ⓘ
religiousTradition indigenous religion of southern Cone ⓘ
role life-giving force ⓘ
protector ⓘ
supreme creator ⓘ
typeOfVeneration ceremonial rituals ⓘ
offerings ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
viewedAs giver of norms and traditions ⓘ
protector of Mapuche territory ⓘ
worshippedBy Mapuche communities ⓘ
worshippedIn Argentina ⓘ
Chile ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Nguillatun → hasSpiritualFocus → Ngenechen ⓘ
Mapuche mythology → hasDeityOrSpirit → Ngenechén ⓘ
linked to: Ngenechen