Trickster Builder
Palauan · deity · mythic age · Recorded classification
Palauan trickster spirit / culture figure, classed as deity per the directive to map trickster tiers to deity/demigod. Native term Medechiibelau. The rooster-crow ruse that halts the stairway to heaven is his signature tale; he is also invoked at Airai with first-fruits offerings.
Domains
- trickery
Powers
- outwits the other gods with cunning
Sources
- Medechiibelau is a Palauan trickster and culture figure who plays deceptions on the other gods throughout the archipelago.: Flood, B. & Strong, B.E. (2002). Micronesian Legends. Bess Press, Honolulu (reference); McKnight, R.K. & Obak, A. (1975). Palauan Legends, Vol. 2. Literature Production Center, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Koror (folklore)