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[[File:Cai Cai Ancud.png|thumb|309x309px|Statue of Cai Cai-Vilu at Plaza de Armas, [[Ancud]], Chile]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Coi Coi-Vilu''' or '''Caicai-Vilu'''/'''Cai Cai Vilu''' (from {{lang-arn|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. This snake was a central figure in the [[Legend of Trentren Vilu and Caicai Vilu|origin of the Chiloean Archipelago]]. In [[Mapuche mythology]], Coi Coi-Vilu is son of [[Peripillan]] (a [[Pillan]]). |
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Some legends state that it is a parent of the mythical [[Trauco]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiosantiago.cl/archivo/97313|title=El Trauco: The story of the most famous grotesque mythological being in Chiloé|date=1 August 2019|website=Radio Santiago}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Coi Coi-Vilu''' or ''Caicai-Vilu'' (from |
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==In popular culture== |
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In the final shot in the trailer of ''[[Nahuel and the Magic Book]]'' by Latido Films, the Caicai raise to the ocean as Nahuel hugged an unconscious friend Fresia.<ref>{{YouTube |cQINJ5Th3bk |Nahuel and the magic book by German Acuña - Trailer}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Mapuche mythology]] |
* [[Mapuche mythology]] |
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* [[Ten Ten-Vilu]] |
* [[Ten Ten-Vilu]] |
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* ''[[Kaikaifilu]]'', an extinct genus of mosasaurs named after the deity |
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* ''[[Kaikaifilusaurus]]'', an extinct genus of rhynchocephalians named after the deity |
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==References== |
==References== |
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: Alberto Trivero (1999), Trentrenfilú, (in Spanish). Proyecto de Documentación Ñuke Mapu. |
: Alberto Trivero (1999), Trentrenfilú, (in Spanish). Proyecto de Documentación Ñuke Mapu. |
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: Martinez Vilches, Oscar, ''Chiloe Misterioso'' (in Spanish). Pub. Ediciones de la Voz de Chiloe (circa 1998) |
: Martinez Vilches, Oscar, ''Chiloe Misterioso'' (in Spanish). Pub. Ediciones de la Voz de Chiloe (circa 1998) |
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 24 January 2024
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Coi Coi-Vilu or Caicai-Vilu/Cai Cai Vilu (from Mapudungun: 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. This snake was a central figure in the origin of the Chiloean Archipelago. In Mapuche mythology, Coi Coi-Vilu is son of Peripillan (a Pillan).
Some legends state that it is a parent of the mythical Trauco.[1]
In popular culture
[edit]In the final shot in the trailer of Nahuel and the Magic Book by Latido Films, the Caicai raise to the ocean as Nahuel hugged an unconscious friend Fresia.[2]
See also
[edit]- Bakunawa
- Chilota mythology
- Horned Serpent
- Mapuche mythology
- Ten Ten-Vilu
- Kaikaifilu, an extinct genus of mosasaurs named after the deity
- Kaikaifilusaurus, an extinct genus of rhynchocephalians named after the deity
References
[edit]- ^ "El Trauco: The story of the most famous grotesque mythological being in Chiloé". Radio Santiago. 1 August 2019.
- ^ Nahuel and the magic book by German Acuña - Trailer on YouTube
- Alberto Trivero (1999), Trentrenfilú, (in Spanish). Proyecto de Documentación Ñuke Mapu.
- Martinez Vilches, Oscar, Chiloe Misterioso (in Spanish). Pub. Ediciones de la Voz de Chiloe (circa 1998)
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