Builder Mouras

MYTHICAL TERRITORY

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Throughout most of Europe, the construction of megalithic monuments was attributed to giants, since only a colossal force could have erected them, or so it was believed. In more archaic European traditions, primordial giants are hermaphroditic beings - at least not governed by the confines of today's gender binary - and are not only the first inhabitants of the world, but also the fathers of the gods. The term 'giant' functioned as a generic term that applied to various creatures, relating to large entities, spirits and local gods.

The rich legacy of the Mouras, the faerie-serpents, who live in mysterious springs and quench thirst with medicinal and enchanted water, also brings us to the presence of the Moor Stone, or their magical ability to build megaliths, castles, fortresses and temples near springs and place them on their sacred sites. According to local legends, it was the Building Mouras who carried the gigantic stones on their heads while spinning, building dolmens or castles overnight.