Case file · Folklore / legend
The Millalobo, king of the sea
The Millalobo is the half-man, half-sea-lion ruler of the seas around Chiloé, father of the Pincoya, the Pincoy and the Sirena chilota, whose family governs the creatures of the water.
1914 CE · -42.00, -73.30 · status: legend
The account
His name combines Mapudungun milla ('gold') and Spanish lobo (here 'sea lion'). In the legend he took the human woman Huenchula as his wife. The year is approximate, marking early 20th-century folklore collections. The pin marks the Gulf of Ancud.
The sceptical view
A mythological figure of Chilote cosmology.