Nei Teukez
deity earth Gilbert Islands single tradition · 2
Nei Teukez is one of two primeval beings created by Nareau from sand and water in Gilbert Islands mythology. Together with Na Atibu, Nei Teukez brought forth several deities including Te Ikawai, Nei Marena, Te Nao, Na Kika, and Ruki.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kouri-aba
- consort of
- Na Atibu
- created by
- Nareau
- parent of
- Nareau the younger, Te Ikawai, Nei Marena, Te Nao, Na Kika, Ruki
- sibling of
- Na Atibu
- child of
- Nareau
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Nareau created two primeval beings, Na Atibu and Nei Teukez. Together they brought forth several deities: Te Ikawai, Nei Marena, Te Nao (the wave), Na Kika (the octopus), and Ruki (the eel).”
#31240 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The spider god Nareau created Na Atibu and his female counterpart Nei Teukez out of sand and water.”
#31257 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat