Nareau (Gilbertese: "spider lord") is the creator deity in the mythology of the Gilbert Islands. From sand and water, 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). Eventually, Na Atibu was torn apart and his body parts became the world. Either Naraeu himself or a younger god with the same name created the sun and moon from Na Atibu's eyes, the stars from his brains, and the land from his bones and flesh.[1][2]
^Cotterell, Arthur. (1989). The illustrated encyclopedia of myths & legends. Sydney: Collins Australia. p. 133. ISBN 0-7322-0099-7. OCLC 27581076.
Nareau (Gilbertese: "spider lord") is the creator deity in the mythology of the Gilbert Islands. From sand and water, Nareau created two primeval beings...
channel to the lagoon. In the popular etymology based on Kiribati mythology, Nareau, the God-spider, distinguished Karawa, the sky, from Marawa, the Sea, from...
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Beckley. p. 4. Retrieved June 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Boyd Magers, Bob Nareau and Bobby Copeland, Best of the Badmen (2005); ISBN 978-0944019436, pp....
Atibu is a god in the mythology of the Gilbert Islands. The spider god Nareau created Na Atibu and his female counterpart Nei Teukez out of sand and water...
which translates as the tree of life. It was these spirits, together with Nareau the Wise who created the islands of Tungaru (the Gilbert Islands). The Spanish...
connection with neighboring clans that also have spider totems in their rituals. Nareau, the Lord Spider, created the universe, according to the traditional Cosmology...
which translates as the tree of life. It was these spirits, together with Nareau the Wise who created the islands of Tungaru (the Gilbert Islands). The island...
California: Microcosm Press. ISBN 978-07923-6-903-5. Whincup, Tony (1979). Nareau's Nation: a Portrait of the Gilbert Islands. London: Stacey International...
Kaintikuaba ("the Tree of Life"), and that it was these spirits, together with Nareau the Wise, who created the islands of Tungaru (the Gilbert Islands). The...
northward carrying branches from the tree. It was these spirits, together with Nareau the Wise who created the islands of Tungaru (the Gilbert Islands) There...
Appeal for the Third District Website lassen.courts.ca.gov Presiding Judge Currently Hon. Mark Nareau Court Executive Officer Currently Teresa Stalter...
islands of Kiribati which was first started by the God of our Ancestors, Nareau. That is why Aranuka was formerly named and known as Ananuka – the middle...
Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2020. Whincup, Tony (1979). Nareau's Nation: A Portrait of the Gilbert Islands. London: Stacey International...
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