Father of Wisdom

Chuukese god of wisdom, 'Father of Wisdom' (Bollig 1927). English 'Father of Wisdom' leads name.primary; native Semenkoror in transliterations/term; 'Semenkoroas' recorded as a variant. Entered with exactly the attested detail (named, individuated god + epithet + wisdom sphere); materialCulture is left empty because the sources record no object for him (per the rule, not padded). His brother-figures in Bollig's list, Sinenap ('the Skilled One') and Aremei ('the Achiever'), are attested only as bare name+epithet and are documented in the prose rather than entered, to avoid padding the compact pantheon. SOLITARY: no parentage, spouse, or sibling is attested for Semenkoror in the Chuukese sources (Bollig 1927; Lessa in the Encyclopedia of Religion).

Domains

• wisdom

Powers

• presides over wisdom and esoteric knowledge
• holds and dispenses the deep, esoteric knowledge of the gods

Epithets

• Father of Wisdom

Sources

• Laurentius Bollig, Die Bewohner der Truk-Inseln: Religion, Leben und kurze Grammatik eines Mikronesiervolkes (Anthropos-Bibliothek, Münster, 1927), pp. 6-7.
• William A. Lessa, 'Micronesian Religions: Mythic Themes,' Encyclopedia of Religion, listing Semenkoror ('Father of Wisdom'), Sinenap ('the Skilled One') and Aremei ('the Achiever') among the Chuukese gods.