Name Aatxe
Gender Masculine
Usage Basque Mythology, Popular Culture
Other Forms FormsEtsai
Theme fur
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Meaning & History
Means "calf" or more specifically, "young bull" in Basque. In Basque mythology, Aatxe is either the androgynous deity Mari 3 embodied as a young cow or bull, or a lesser shapeshifting spirit that takes the form of a bull and occasionally a human; the latter emerges at night, especially in stormy weather, from his cave dwelling in the Basque mountains.