Trentren And Caicai: The Battling Serpents Of Chilote Mythology
Zteve T Evans - AncientPages.com - The Chiloé Archipelago, off the coast of Chile, is inhabited by a mixture of Chono, Huilliche, and Cunco people, who brought their unique beliefs and mythologies to the islands. These merged to form a dynamic expression of the natural forces they saw in action all around them that created and continues to shape the islands today.
Later, this natural lore blended with European superstition and witchcraft in a vibrant collection of traditions, mythology, and folk wisdom.
The following is an ancient myth told by the Indigenous islanders explaining how a titanic battle between two gigantic serpents created the Chiloé Archipelago and the rugged coastline of Chile.
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