Te Ikawai the Eldest

Kiribati first-born of the second generation, named in the creation-genealogy prose of the existing Riiki entry. Classed deity. parentIds set to Na Atibu and the newly-authored Nei Teukez so the family tree links.

Parentage

• The First Rock
• Nei Teukez the Primal Mother

Domains

• foundation of the world

Powers

• Stand as the first-born of the second generation

Relations

• sibling: World-Heaving Octopus
• sibling: Nei Marena

Sources

• Grimble, Arthur. Tungaru Traditions (ed. H. E. Maude, 1989): Na Atibu and Nei Teukez beget Te Ikawai, Nei Marena, Te Nao, Na Kika and Riiki
• Grimble, Arthur. Myths from the Gilbert Islands, Folklore 33 (1922); Nareau, en.wikipedia, accessed June 2026