Sky Provider
Pohnpeian · deity · perennial · Recorded classification
Pohnpeian sky/provider deity; cognate of the wider Carolinian high-god Luk/Lukelong. Native term Luhk (also Luuk). Gloss 'Sky Provider'. In the Isokelekel cycle the divine father is named Luhk Nahnsapwe, joining this sky-name to the thunder aspect of Nahnisohn Sahpw.
Domains
- sky
- provision of food plants
Powers
- gives food plants from his own flesh
Sources
- Luhk (Luuk) is a high sky-spirit of Pohnpei from whose flesh kava and sugarcane sprang; the compound Luhk Nahnsapwe links him to the thunder-god who fathered Isokelekel.: Bernart, L. (1977). The Book of Luelen (trans. Fischer, Riesenberg & Whiting). Pacific History Series 8, Australian National University Press, Canberra (ethnography); Flood, B. & Strong, B.E. (2002). Micronesian Legends. Bess Press, Honolulu (reference)