Red Giant Ancestor
Kiribati · demigod · primordial · demigod
Pre-eminent Tungaru ancestral hero; entered as demigod (culture-hero/ancestor-deity), parallel to how Nareau the Younger is typed. Some popular references style him a 'sun god' (from his red/sun-coloured skin), but the securely attested Grimble core is the red giant ancestor from Samoa, lord of the pandanus and deity of Karongoa, husband-brother of Nei Tituaabine. RECIPROCAL within batch with Nei Tituaabine (spouse + sibling).
Domains
- ancestry and migration
- pandanus
- kingship and clan
Powers
- leads the first settlers from Samoa to Tarawa
- is the lord (uea) of the pandanus, with the rat for his totem
- stands of a giant's stature with red skin
- is invoked as lord (uea) of the pandanus in fructification rites
Relations
- spouse: Tree Goddess
- sibling: Tree Goddess