Legends of the Canary Islands — Volcanoes, Guanches & Lost Atlantis

Explore the myths of the Canary Islands, from the Guanche aboriginal legends to tales of volcanic spirits and the lost island of San Borondón.

<p The Canary Islands, rising from the Atlantic like the remnants of a lost world, carry legends as volcanic as their landscape. The Guanche people — the original Canarians — worshipped Magec, the sun god, and feared Guayota, the demon trapped inside Mount Teide.</p

<p Sailors for centuries reported sighting San Borondón, a phantom island that appears and vanishes in the mist. Some scholars have linked the Canaries to Plato's lost Atlantis. Whether myth or memory, these islands guard secrets at the edge of the known world.</p