("Little Saint Martin") is the
Trickster figure from
Basque mythology. (pronounced "cheeky") means "little" in an affectionate sense. San Martin is often called simply or . He stole the secrets of planting, sowing, and harvesting from the (lords of the woods). He also invented the first saws, modeling them after the edges of the
chestnut
The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Castanea'', in the beech family Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.
The unrelat ...
leaf.
San Martin Txiki also exists in
Aragon
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ese mythology in the valleys of
Tena
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,
Ansó and
Broto (places where local toponymy derives from basque) under the name .
Basque mythology
Trickster gods
Folk saints
Supernatural beings identified with Christian saints
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