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 father of wisdomEncyclopedia.com, 'Micronesian Religions: Mythic Themes' (secondary)
Sources
- Semenkoror, 'Father of Wisdom,' is one of the named Chuukese gods recorded by Bollig (beside Sinenap 'the Skilled One' and Aremei 'the Achiever') as figures that might be called gods alongside the great trinity of Anulap, Lukeilang and Olofat.: Laurentius Bollig, Die Bewohner der Truk-Inseln: Religion, Leben und kurze Grammatik eines Mikronesiervolkes (Anthropos-Bibliothek, Münster, 1927), pp. 6-7. (ethnography); 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. (secondary)