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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