Moneiba was the protector and tutelary goddess of women on the island of

Hierro El Hierro, nicknamed ''Isla del Meridiano'' (the "Meridian Island"), is the second-smallest and farthest-south and -west of the Canary Islands (an autonomous community of Spain), in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, with a populat ...

in the Canary Islands. The god Eranoranhan played the same part for men. She formed part of the mythology of the

Bimbache Bimbache or Bimbape is the name given to the inhabitants of El Hierro, who inhabited the island before the Spanish conquest of the Canary Islands that took place between 1402 and 1496. The Bimbache are one of several peoples native to the Canaries ...

the aboriginal inhabitants of Hierro, who were related to the

Guanches The Guanches were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean some west of Africa. It is believed that they may have arrived on the archipelago some time in the first millennium BCE. The Guanches were the only nativ ...

on other nearby islands and distantly to the

Berber people , image = File:Berber_flag.svg , caption = The Berber flag, Berber ethnic flag , population = 36 million , region1 = Morocco , pop1 = 14 million to 18 million , region2 = Algeria , p ...

of North Africa. The god lived on one rock, the goddess on another. They would descend to hear the prayers of the people. Moneiba
Canary Islands Lore, Gods, Demigods, Heroes, Symbols, and Other Famous Mythological Characters at Mythology Dictionary. Accessed 2013

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