Water Spider
animal_ally water Cherokee corroborated · 2
The Water Spider is a spider heroine in the Cherokee fire origin story, described as having black downy hair and red stripes on her body. She is known for her ability to move across water using a scissoring motion, which is reflected in her Cherokee name dilsdohdi meaning scissors. She plays a role in the legend of how fire was obtained by the Cherokee people.
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Relationships
- co occurs with
- Grandmother Spider, Spider Old Woman, Thought Woman, Great Goddess
Sources
internet (1)
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“This is not the water spider that looks like a mosquito, but the other one, with black downy hair and red stripes on her body.”
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“Water Spider appears and uses his body and long legs to find the center of the Earth so that the Zuni people could live there in order for their views to not be swayed in one way.”
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