Sugaar

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The name Suga(a)r is derived from suge (serpent) and -ar (male), thus "male serpent".[1] The suggestions of a formation based on su (fire) and gar (flame), thus yielding "flame of fire" are considered folk etymology.^[1]

Sugoi, another name of the same deity, has two possible interpretations, either a suge + o[h]i (former, "old serpent") or su + goi ("high fire").^{[citation needed]} There is no likely etymology for the third name of this god, Maju.

Local legends on Sugaar

• In Ataun he is said to have two homes: in the caves of Amunda and Atarreta. He is said to have been witnessed crossing the sky in form of fire-sickle, what is considered presage of storms. In this area is also said that Sugaar punishes the children that disobey their parents.
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  ), conceiving then the storms.
• In Betelu Sugaar is known as Suarra and considered a demon. There they say that he travels through the sky in the shape of a fireball, between the mountains Balerdi and Elortalde.

See also

• Herensuge (Basque dragon)

References

• Dueso, José (1996). La primitiva religión de los vascos [The primitive religion of the Basques] (in Spanish). Orain S.A.
  ISBN 84-89077-56-8
  .