Mother of the Sea
Palauan · deity · primordial · deity
Palauan progenitrix spirit, here classed as a deity (Micronesian creator-spirit). Native term Latmikaik also names the clam itself in some tellings; primary gloss 'Mother of the Sea'. Her offspring, led by the fish, raised the firmament, after which the sky-god Uchelianged ordered the cosmos.
Domains
- sea creation
- fertility of living things
Powers
- brings forth living things from the sea
Epithets
- Latmikaik
Relations
- ally: First of Heaven