Millalobo

Millalobo (from the mapudungun milla: "gold" and the Spanish lobo: wolf in allusion to the sea lion) is an important being in Chilote mythology.

He was born from the mating between a woman and a sea lion who saved her from drowning, at the time of the mythical battle between Tenten Vilu and Caicai Vilu.

The tale says that upon Caicai Vilu seeing the Millalobo, he found it to his liking, and after its battle against Tenten, Caicai wanted to bestow his power on someone, and he chose the Millalobo.

The Millalobo lives at the bottom of the sea, together with his wife Huenchula and their three children, The Pincoya, The Pincoy and La Sirena Chilota, who help him in his task of managing the seas.

It is said that evil sea creatures must pay respect to the Millalobo as well as benevolent ones.