Sorginak are the assistants of the goddess Mari in Basque mythology. It is also the Basque name for witches or pagan priestesses (though they could also be male), being difficult to discern between the mythological and real ones. Sometimes sorginak are confused with lamiak. Along with them, and specially with Jentilak, sorginak are said often to have built the local megaliths. Sorginak, like other European witches, used to participate in the sabbat, called akelarre locally.

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  • Sorginak are the assistants of the goddess Mari in Basque mythology. It is also the Basque name for witches or pagan priestesses (though they could also be male), being difficult to discern between the mythological and real ones. Sometimes sorginak are confused with lamiak. Along with them, and specially with Jentilak, sorginak are said often to have built the local megaliths. Sorginak, like other European witches, used to participate in the sabbat, called akelarre locally. These mysteries happened on Friday nights, when Mari and Sugaar are said to meet in the locally sacred cave to engender storms.
  • Sorgina. Nombre vasco de las brujas. Las leyendas las sitúan como asistentes de la diosa Mari en su lucha por hacer pagar cara la mentira. Como personajes históricos, las y los "sorginak" se reunían las noches de los viernes en una campa llamada frecuentemente "akelarre" (campa del chivo) o "eperlanda" (prado de la perdiz) para celebrar rituales mágico-eróticos hoy oscuros, que han pasado tristemente a la historia debido a la cruel persecución con que la Inquisición cristiana sometió a sus participantes. No confundir con adivino/a que recibe el nombre de azti. Etimología. J.M. Barandiaran propone que deriva de sorte + -gin, significando por tanto "echadora de suertes". Sin embargo es más probable que derive de sor- + -gin: creador(a). También se puede interpretar como la comadrona actual.
  • Le Sorginak sono le assistenti della dea Mari nella mitologia basca. Il nome indica anche le streghe e le sacerdotesse pagane, rendendo ancora oggi difficile ogni tentativo di capire quali siano figuri leggendarie e quali no. Le sorginak sono confuse a volte con le lamiak. Assieme ai Jentilak, le sorginak sarebbero le autrici dei megaliti. Come le streghe europee, le sorginak si riuniscono in Sabba locali. Si dice che ciò avvenga nei venerdì notte, quando Mari e Sugaar si incontrano in caverne sacre e provocano tempeste.
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  • Sorginak are the assistants of the goddess Mari in Basque mythology. It is also the Basque name for witches or pagan priestesses (though they could also be male), being difficult to discern between the mythological and real ones. Sometimes sorginak are confused with lamiak. Along with them, and specially with Jentilak, sorginak are said often to have built the local megaliths. Sorginak, like other European witches, used to participate in the sabbat, called akelarre locally.
  • Sorgina. Nombre vasco de las brujas. Las leyendas las sitúan como asistentes de la diosa Mari en su lucha por hacer pagar cara la mentira.
  • Le Sorginak sono le assistenti della dea Mari nella mitologia basca. Il nome indica anche le streghe e le sacerdotesse pagane, rendendo ancora oggi difficile ogni tentativo di capire quali siano figuri leggendarie e quali no. Le sorginak sono confuse a volte con le lamiak. Assieme ai Jentilak, le sorginak sarebbero le autrici dei megaliti. Come le streghe europee, le sorginak si riuniscono in Sabba locali.
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