Spider Grandmother, known to the Hopi as Kokyangwuti and to the Navajo as Na'ashje'ii Asdzaa, is an important figure in the mythology, oral traditions and folklore of many Native American cultures, especially in the southwestern United States.
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Attestation
Veneration TodayActively venerated in a living tradition 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / FunctionWeaving and textile craft 1 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
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