Ten Ten-Vilu
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Ten Ten-Vilu or Trentren-Vilu (of the language mapudungun Trengtrengfilu: (Treng="earth", filu="snake") is the god of Earth and Fertility (or goddess in some versions of Chiloé); with a generous spirit and protecter of all earth's life, and the flora and fauna and according to some myths Mapuche and later of Chiloé. This snake was a key player in the Origin Of The Chiloean Archipelago. In mapuche mythology, Ten Ten-Vilu is son of Antu (a pillán spirit).
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- Alberto Trivero (1999), Trentrenfilú, (in Spanish). Proyecto de Documentación Ñuke Mapu.
- Martinez Vilches, Oscar, Chiloe Misterioso (in Spanish). Pub. Ediciones de la Voz de Chiloe (circa 1998)
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