La Cueva de Quicaví (brujo meeting place)

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La Cueva de Quicaví is a legendary hidden cavern in Chilote mythology said to serve as the secret headquarters and ritual gathering place of the island’s powerful warlocks, or brujos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cave in mythology ⓘ
legendary place ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ
associatedBelief entrance is invisible to non-initiates ⓘ
guarded by supernatural beings ⓘ
reachable only through secret paths ⓘ
associatedWith Chilote brujos ⓘ
Chilote warlocks ⓘ
El Rewe (brujo tribunal) in Chilote mythology ⓘ
linked to: Brujo de Chiloé

La Recta Provincia (mythical brujo organization) ⓘ
initiation tests involving fear and endurance ⓘ
myths of flying boats of the brujos ⓘ
use of magical ointments by brujos ⓘ
witchcraft in Chilote mythology ⓘ
category Chilean legendary locations ⓘ
Mythological caves ⓘ
Sites of witchcraft in folklore ⓘ
consideredBy locals as a place of danger and taboo ⓘ
culturalContext Chilean folklore ⓘ
Chilote oral tradition ⓘ
describedAs ritual gathering place of Chilote warlocks ⓘ
secret headquarters of Chilote brujos ⓘ
hasReputationFor being hidden and difficult to find ⓘ
being protected by magical means ⓘ
hasTheme occult power ⓘ
pact with supernatural forces ⓘ
secrecy ⓘ
inspired local legends about nocturnal lights and sounds ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Chile ⓘ
Chiloé Archipelago ⓘ
Chiloé Island ⓘ
linked to: Chiloé Archipelago

Los Lagos Region ⓘ
mentionedIn stories about the Mayoría de los brujos de Chiloé ⓘ
nameMeaning The Cave of Quicaví ⓘ
near village of Quicaví ⓘ
notableIn study of Chilean myth and religion ⓘ
partOf Chilote mythology ⓘ
usedFor initiation rituals of brujos ⓘ
magical ceremonies ⓘ
meetings of the Council of brujos ⓘ

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Chilote mythology → hasPart → La Cueva de Quicaví (brujo meeting place) ⓘ
Invunche → associatedGroup → Council of the Cave (Cueva de Quicaví) in some versions ⓘ
linked to: La Cueva de Quicaví (brujo meeting place)
La Recta Provincia → associatedWithObject → Cahuín (meeting place or cave, in some versions) ⓘ
linked to: La Cueva de Quicaví (brujo meeting place)