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''La Huenchula'' or Huenchur, is a [[Chilote mythology]] which would be in charge of controlling the weather.
==Legend==
The legend says that the Huenchur was an ancient and well-known Machi, which is why it was highly visited by people who needed help.
One day, when he went out to look for medicinal herbs in the forest, he found a dying lumberjack in the bushes. As it was his duty, he decided to help him and took him to his ruca , which was between Lake Cucao and Lake Huelde ; and later used his abilities to heal the wounds of the woodcutter. As time passed, the woodcutter recovered and the love between them was born. As was the custom, they got married, and after a year they had a daughter whom they named Huenchula. His daughter growing up was a very beautiful young woman whom all the inhabitants of the island admired. Since the Huenchur always needed help with housework, her daughter always helped her, doing chores such as bringing water to the home. This is how it happened that on the trips Huenchula made to Lake Huelde to look for water, a creature appeared to him with the appearance of a being half sea wolf and half man. Her daughter told her about these encounters, but Huenchur did not believe the story and thought it was a fantasy; since as a machi , many times I heard fantasy stories from people. Because of this, her daughter continued heading to the lake; until one day it disappeared.
It is said that since her daughter did not return home, she very anguished went to look for her, but when she reached the shores of the lake, Huenchur found the "chunga", in which her daughter carried the water, and this was only full of a red liquid similar to blood. Seeing this, she went to her house crying, and there she told her husband what had happened; and they decided to make a machitún, to get their daughter back; that they supposed must have been kidnapped by some witch from Chiloé, or some evil being. But despite all her efforts, her daughter did not return.
After spending a year of anguish and sorrow, on a night with a full moon, her lost daughter returned home. La Huenchur and her husband were surprised by the return of their daughter, and after calming down they asked her why she had disappeared. His daughter replied that she had married a king and had a daughter with him; and that she had returned to bring them gifts from her husband, as was the custom. La Huenchur and her husband observed that their daughter had her granddaughter closely wrapped in her arms, and they asked to see her. Their daughter replied that they could not since the girl had to remain oblivious to everyone's gaze; well it was special. Then her daughter deposited the Huenchur's granddaughter in a so-called "Lapa" vessel so that the girl could sleep; and commissioned her mother to take care of her, since she had to go out for a moment. However, when left alone, Huenchur and her husband were curious and decided to see their granddaughter for a moment. But when removing the tissue that covered her, at that very moment, her granddaughter was transformed, and they only observed water. Later, when her daughter returned and saw what had happened, she began to cry bitterly; and sadly, Huenchula took the limpet, and went to the sea to meet her husband; who really was the being known asMillalobo. When the king of the seas saw what happened, he told his wife not to suffer for what happened, and later transformed the water that had been in the limpet, into a beautiful woman named Pincoya; And so the whole family went to live at the bottom of the sea.
Due to what happened, the Huenchur's daughter never returned home; fact that brought to the Huenchur, great sorrow, and guilt. As time passed, consumed by anguish, the Huenchur's husband passed away. So, already maddened by everything that happened, she went out to look for her daughter. Not finding her in the forest, he approached Lake Cucao and embarked on a "bongo", and sailed in the direction of the river to go to the sea. It is said that on the way he was shouting: Cucao Cucao Cucao, Cule (because of this the lake would be called Cucao).
When the ocean reached, the fragile boat was adrift in the ocean, until the enormous waves destroyed it and it sank into the depths. La Pincoya, as was her duty, at that moment headed towards the shipwreck. But upon arrival, he recognized his dead grandmother and therefore decided to take the dead body, in the presence of his father, the powerful Millalobo. The Millalobo when seeing his daughter and his wife in anguish decided to bring Huenchur back to life. But since he had disobeyed the order not to see his granddaughter; he revived the Huenchur, under the condition that she should never again have direct contact with human beings, nor reach the mainland. To fulfill this condition, she had to sail in her little boat for an eternity.
As time went by, the Millalobo recognized Huenchur as a wise woman, and therefore decided to give her the authority to control the course of the tides and the wind, to direct the marine climate. He also decided to forgive her in part, and thus gave him the power to communicate with the inhabitants of the earth, through the wind and through an assistant, called the Cahuelche. From that day on, it is the Huenchur who knows and announces the arrival of good weather with the South wind, when the wind blows at the bottom of the cliffs. Announcing the bad weather and the storm, when the wind blows in the heights of the hills, and hearing through the wind the voice of the Huenchur shouting Cucaoooooo-Cucaooooo-Cucao, Culeeeee; which is a sign that you should not go fishing in the sea.
[[Category:Mapuche]]
[[Category:Chilote mythology]]
[[Category:Mapuche mythology]]
[[Category:Mythological characters]]
[[Category:Witchcraft in folklore and mythology]]
==Legend==
The legend says that the Huenchur was an ancient and well-known Machi, which is why it was highly visited by people who needed help.
One day, when he went out to look for medicinal herbs in the forest, he found a dying lumberjack in the bushes. As it was his duty, he decided to help him and took him to his ruca , which was between Lake Cucao and Lake Huelde ; and later used his abilities to heal the wounds of the woodcutter. As time passed, the woodcutter recovered and the love between them was born. As was the custom, they got married, and after a year they had a daughter whom they named Huenchula. His daughter growing up was a very beautiful young woman whom all the inhabitants of the island admired. Since the Huenchur always needed help with housework, her daughter always helped her, doing chores such as bringing water to the home. This is how it happened that on the trips Huenchula made to Lake Huelde to look for water, a creature appeared to him with the appearance of a being half sea wolf and half man. Her daughter told her about these encounters, but Huenchur did not believe the story and thought it was a fantasy; since as a machi , many times I heard fantasy stories from people. Because of this, her daughter continued heading to the lake; until one day it disappeared.
It is said that since her daughter did not return home, she very anguished went to look for her, but when she reached the shores of the lake, Huenchur found the "chunga", in which her daughter carried the water, and this was only full of a red liquid similar to blood. Seeing this, she went to her house crying, and there she told her husband what had happened; and they decided to make a machitún, to get their daughter back; that they supposed must have been kidnapped by some witch from Chiloé, or some evil being. But despite all her efforts, her daughter did not return.
After spending a year of anguish and sorrow, on a night with a full moon, her lost daughter returned home. La Huenchur and her husband were surprised by the return of their daughter, and after calming down they asked her why she had disappeared. His daughter replied that she had married a king and had a daughter with him; and that she had returned to bring them gifts from her husband, as was the custom. La Huenchur and her husband observed that their daughter had her granddaughter closely wrapped in her arms, and they asked to see her. Their daughter replied that they could not since the girl had to remain oblivious to everyone's gaze; well it was special. Then her daughter deposited the Huenchur's granddaughter in a so-called "Lapa" vessel so that the girl could sleep; and commissioned her mother to take care of her, since she had to go out for a moment. However, when left alone, Huenchur and her husband were curious and decided to see their granddaughter for a moment. But when removing the tissue that covered her, at that very moment, her granddaughter was transformed, and they only observed water. Later, when her daughter returned and saw what had happened, she began to cry bitterly; and sadly, Huenchula took the limpet, and went to the sea to meet her husband; who really was the being known asMillalobo. When the king of the seas saw what happened, he told his wife not to suffer for what happened, and later transformed the water that had been in the limpet, into a beautiful woman named Pincoya; And so the whole family went to live at the bottom of the sea.
Due to what happened, the Huenchur's daughter never returned home; fact that brought to the Huenchur, great sorrow, and guilt. As time passed, consumed by anguish, the Huenchur's husband passed away. So, already maddened by everything that happened, she went out to look for her daughter. Not finding her in the forest, he approached Lake Cucao and embarked on a "bongo", and sailed in the direction of the river to go to the sea. It is said that on the way he was shouting: Cucao Cucao Cucao, Cule (because of this the lake would be called Cucao).
When the ocean reached, the fragile boat was adrift in the ocean, until the enormous waves destroyed it and it sank into the depths. La Pincoya, as was her duty, at that moment headed towards the shipwreck. But upon arrival, he recognized his dead grandmother and therefore decided to take the dead body, in the presence of his father, the powerful Millalobo. The Millalobo when seeing his daughter and his wife in anguish decided to bring Huenchur back to life. But since he had disobeyed the order not to see his granddaughter; he revived the Huenchur, under the condition that she should never again have direct contact with human beings, nor reach the mainland. To fulfill this condition, she had to sail in her little boat for an eternity.
As time went by, the Millalobo recognized Huenchur as a wise woman, and therefore decided to give her the authority to control the course of the tides and the wind, to direct the marine climate. He also decided to forgive her in part, and thus gave him the power to communicate with the inhabitants of the earth, through the wind and through an assistant, called the Cahuelche. From that day on, it is the Huenchur who knows and announces the arrival of good weather with the South wind, when the wind blows at the bottom of the cliffs. Announcing the bad weather and the storm, when the wind blows in the heights of the hills, and hearing through the wind the voice of the Huenchur shouting Cucaoooooo-Cucaooooo-Cucao, Culeeeee; which is a sign that you should not go fishing in the sea.
[[Category:Mapuche]]
[[Category:Chilote mythology]]
[[Category:Mapuche mythology]]
[[Category:Mythological characters]]
[[Category:Witchcraft in folklore and mythology]]
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