Ten Ten-Vilu


Ten Ten-Vilu or Trentren-Vilu is the Mapuche god of earth and fertility ; he has a generous spirit and is the protector of all life on Earth, and the flora and fauna and according to some Mapuche myths. This snake was a central figure in the origin of the Chiloean Archipelago. In Mapuche mythology, Ten Ten-Vilu is son of Antü.

Origin

The legend tells that the son, or daughter, of the spirit Pillan Antu wanted the power of his father. As punishment, his father transformed him into a serpent, which would become the divinity of all that is the earth.
Ten Ten-Vilu, along with Kai Kai-Vilu, were the children of powerful spirits Antu and Pien-Pillan, but they were ambitious and desired the power of their parents. They tried to obtain their power, and in punishment their parents transformed them into serpents. Kai Kai-Vilu became "the serpent god of the sea" and Ten Ten-Vilu "the serpent god of the earth".

Fight against Kai Kai-Vilu

When humans did not show gratitude for what the spirits gave them, Kai Kai-Vilu and evil spirits attempted to eliminate them by raising the waters to drown and assassinate them, but Ten Ten-Vilu raised the earth and began a titanic war, creating the archipelago of Chiloe. That is why now when Kai Kai-Vilu raises the water, Ten Ten-Vilu moves the ground.