First of Heaven

Palauan sky high-god. Name parsed as uchel ('foremost, beginning') + eanged ('sky, heaven'); gloss 'First of Heaven'. Distinguished from Chuab/Milad earth-origin cycle.

Domains

• sky

Powers

• sets the heavens and islands in order
• commands land to rise from the barren sea and sets the heavens in order

Epithets

• Uchelianged

Relations

• ally: Mother of the Sea

Sources

• Krämer, A. (1917-1929). Palau. Ergebnisse der Südsee-Expedition 1908-1910, II.B.3, Friederichsen, Hamburg
• Flood, B. & Strong, B.E. (2002). Micronesian Legends. Bess Press, Honolulu