Micronesian Mythology

The Gods and Spirits of Micronesia

TE IKAWAI

Kiribati (Gilbertese) Spider God 🕷️

Picture of the Micronesian Spider God Te Ikawai from our Micronesian mythology image library. Illustration by Chas Saunders.

Spider God who may not be a spider

One of the eldest of Gods, he descended from Nareau the Spider Dynasty, but he may not be a spider himself. We haven’t spied him ourselves so we don’t know.

GodNote: Sorry this Te Ikawai article is a bit short. We have sent our Data Dwarves off to find more nuggets of information. Updates coming soon.

Te Ikawai Facts and Figures

Name: Te Ikawai
Pronunciation: Coming soon
Alternative names:

Gender: Male
Type: God
Area or people: Kiribati aka Gilbert Islands in Micronesia
Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present

Role: 🕷️
In charge of: Spiders
Area of expertise: Spiders

Good/Evil Rating: NEUTRAL, may not care
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Article last revised on April 29, 2019 by Rowan Allen.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders

References: Coming soon.

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