The Mortal Mother of the Trickster

Authored as the named, attested mortal mother of chuukese_olifat, who currently records only his divine father (parentIds chuukese_lugeilan). Daughter of the octopus goddess Hit (chuukese_hit, also authored this batch).

Parentage

• The Octopus Goddess

Children

• Trickster Fire-Bringer

Domains

• human lineage

Powers

• bears the trickster Olifat to the sky-god Lugeilan

Relations

• spouse: Bringer of Arts

Sources

• William A. Lessa, Tales from Ulithi Atoll (University of California Press, 1961) (Iolofath/Olofat cycle).
• Survey of Micronesian (Carolinian) mythology recording Tarisso, daughter of Hit, as the mortal mother of Olifat by Lugeilan.