Owl Animal-Spirit of Muisca

animal-spirit · Colombia · South America

Not independently attested in Muisca tradition as a named 'owl animal-spirit'. Muisca mythology (Bachué, Bochica, Chía, Sué, Chibchacum, Goranchacha, Monster of Lake Tota) includes no owl guardian of caves. Owls may appear in general Andean bird symbolism but no specific owl spirit is documented in Ocampo López or chroniclers (Simón, Piedrahita, Castellanos).

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