Spider Woman
deity earth Hopi single tradition · 1
Spider Woman, also known as Spider Grandmother, is identified with the Earth Goddess. She worked with Tawa to create lesser gods, the Earth, and its creatures, giving them souls. She created woman and man from her own likeness, sang them to life, separated creatures into tribes, and led them through the Four Great Caverns to their final home, where she taught them the roles of women and men and religious practices.
Relationships
- consort of
- Tawa, Spider Man
- allied with
- Tawa
- aspect of
- Earth Goddess
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Navajo mythology, Spider Woman (Na'ashjé'íí Asdzáá) is the constant helper and protector of humans. Spider Woman is also said to cast her web like a net to capture and eat misbehaving children.”
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