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Sorginak (root form: ''sorgin'', absolutive case (singular): ''sorgina'') are the assistants of the goddess Mari in Basque mythology. It is also the Basque name for witches or pagan priestesses (though they could also be male), being difficult to discern between the mythological and real ones. Sometimes ''sorginak'' are confused with lamiak (similar to nymphs). Along with them, and specially with Jentilak, ''sorginak'' are said often to have built the local megaliths. ''Sorginak'', like other European witches, used to participate in the sabbat, called akelarre locally. These mysteries happened on Friday nights, when Mari and Sugaar are said to meet in the locally sacred cave to engender storms. == Etymology == The etymology of the name is disputed. The common suffix ''-gin'' (''actor'', from ''egin'': ''to do'') is the only agreement. *One theory claims that ''sor'' derives from ''sorte'' (''fortune''), and hence it would be rendered as fortune-teller. *The other states that ''sor'' is the radical of ''sor(tu)'' (''to create''), and hence sorgin means literally: ''creator''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「sorginak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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