Spider Old Woman
deity earth Pueblo single tradition · 1
Spider Old Woman is a deity in Pueblo tradition who appears as the equivalent of Thought Woman. While Thought Woman was reserved for sacred ceremonies, Spider Woman was used in everyday discussion or teaching contexts.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Great Goddess, Water Spider, Grandmother Spider
- aspect of
- Thought Woman
- manifested by
- Thought Woman
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Pueblo tradition, Spider Old Woman appears as the equivalent of "Thought Woman" (Keresan Tse-che-nako, Sussistanako): while the name of "Thought Woman" was reserved for sacred ceremonies”
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