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the spider. He eats humans, animals and consumes villages to satisfy his otherwise endless appetite. He is in fact considered a demon in various traditions. The tornado, the snowstorm, the hurricane or the thunderstorm would all be considered manifestations of this deity. He travels with his storms
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painted with magical symbols, and when he appears, he is often faceless and formless. His home is said to be under the waters, where he resides with his mother,
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He is considered to be the chief of the North, symbolically encompassing the spheres of
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and holds to a rivalry against both the chief of the South, Okaga, as well as the
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He is the younger brother of Iktomi, and the pair comprises the two progeny of
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