In the accounts available, Mikelats appears within a Basque narrative pairing him with a brother (Atarrabi/Axular). In some versions the brothers are described as offspring of the goddess Mari and a mortal, and both are sent to or entrusted to a teacher called Etsai who 'teaches from the depths of his cave.' Modern summaries and retellings frame the two brothers as diverging moral figures: Atarrabi follows a sacred path while Mikelats follows a profane, worldly one. The sources indicate variability across tellings and do not supply a single canonical origin.
Traditional mythic sources surveyed do not provide a consistent physical description of Mikelats as a mythic being. Contemporary, localized practice records show the name used for a parade giant (erraldoia) in Mendillorri fiestas — a modern festival figure or giant puppet/carrier labeled 'Mikelats' in archival captions — which functions as a public, embodied representation but is not a documentary source for any original mythic appearance.
Available materials do not enumerate specific supernatural powers for Mikelats. Instead, his character is defined behaviorally and morally: in the tale he is the brother who 'decided to stay with his master' and is characterized in modern summaries as following a profane path in contrast to Atarrabi's sacred vocation. Some tellings link his upbringing to instruction by Etsai (presented in summaries as a dark or diabolic teacher), which frames Mikelats's role around moral alignment and pedagogy rather than listed magical deeds.
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- [1]Atarrabi et Mikelats | Viennale. Viennale film page for Atarrabi et Mikelatsother
- [2]Atarrabi and Mikelats (Film at Film at Lincoln Center). Film at Film at Lincoln Center — Atarrabi and Mikelats film summaryother
- [3]Atarrabi & Mikelats - zxc.wiki. zxc.wiki summary of Atarrabi & Mikelatswiki
- [4]Basque Fact of the Week: Etsai, Axular, and Mikelats | Buber's Basque Page. Buber's Basque Page summary noting Etsai's cave teaching and the brothers Axular/Atarrabi and Mikelatfolk
- [5]GIGANTES MENDILLORRI 03092023 (archive item 1). Archive captions documenting a Mendillorri giant named Mikelats in 2023 fiestasother
- [6]GIGANTES MENDILLORRI 03092023 (archive item 4). Archive captions documenting a Mendillorri giant named Mikelats in 2023 fiestasother
- [7]GIGANTES MENDILLORRI 03092023 (archive item 5). Archive captions documenting a Mendillorri giant named Mikelats in 2023 fiestasother
- [8]Reverse Shot review: Atarrabi & Mikelats. Review discussing the sacred/profane framing of the brothersother
- [9]New Pollution #3: NYFF Guys Finish Last - by Keith Uhlich. Festival writeup referencing Atarrabi and Mikelatsother
- [10]Wikipedia: 2020 New York Film Festival (mentioning film). Wikipedia page referencing the film's screeningwiki