Pena Molexa (Lunar Boat): Megalithic Corner Dedicated To A Magician Woman Who Knows The Secrets Of Earth And Underworld
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Undoubtedly, the impressive megalithic monument, known as the Pena Molexa, is one of the magical places of Narón in northwestern Galicia in Spain.
It is located in a region dense in symbolism that has captivated people's imaginations for millennia.
A Pena Molexa. - megalith in Galicia. Image credit: Deparpor - CC BY-SA 3.0
Pena Molexa is an outstanding rock formation surrounded by multiple legends, of which perhaps the best known is devoted to a magician woman who knows the secrets of the earth and the Underworld.
The structure is a large granite rock shaped like a lunar disk placed on large stones shaped like a boat.
It marks the date when the full moon rises on the summer solstice of the Metonic year, a cycle discovered by the Athenian astronomer Meton (fl. 432 BC).
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