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One story from Lakota mythology is about the adventures of Ikto'mi (viewed as a hybrid of spider and man), the trickster spider god. He is very cunning, and is known for making predictions. Born full grown and had the body like a spider. In stories that involve Iktomi, he is usually the one that prevails since he is said to be wise and cunning.
Below is a list of commonly recognized figures who are part of Lakota mythology, a Native American tribe with current lands in North and South Dakota.The spiritual entities of Lakota mythology are categorized in several major categories, including major deities, wind spirits, personified concepts, and other beings.
In Lakota tradition, Škaŋ is the Motion of the universe. The Great Spirit, Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka, reflected upon himself and created the four Superior Spirits, Wi (the first to be created, bringing light to the world), Skan, Maka (Mother Earth) and Íŋyaŋ (the solid support of the Earth or the rock associated with the natural forces of the Earth).
Lakota religion does not present humans as being superior to other lifeforms. [103] Instead, humans are perceived as the least knowledgeable and least powerful of beings, requiring the aid and pity of other entities. [104] Lakota mythology holds that humans have learned much from other animal species. [105]
The heyoka (heyókȟa, also spelled "haokah," "heyokha") is a type of sacred clown shaman in the culture of the Sioux (Lakota and Dakota people) of the Great Plains of North America. The heyoka is a contrarian, jester , and satirist , who speaks, moves and reacts in an opposite fashion to the people around them.
In Lakota mythology, Iktómi is a spider-trickster spirit, and a culture hero for the Lakota people. Alternate names for Iktómi include Ikto, Ictinike, Inktomi, Unktome, and Unktomi. These names are due to the differences in languages between different indigenous nations, as this spider deity was known throughout many of North America's tribes.
The ancient Lakota tribes of the Northwest had heard rumors from neighboring tribes that a Giant Evil Spirit had emerged from the icy waters of the far Northeast Atlantic. In time the creature and its companion had fought their way across the eastern coast into the midwest, with many different tribes finding ways to scare off the monsters.
Iktómi, Lakota spider spirit of wóksape and trickery, greater knowledge spirit; Kssa, Oglala spirit of knowledge, sometimes considered Iktómi before being stripped of his title; Matȟó, Lakota mischievous healer spirit, taught the Lakota to fish; Ptesáŋwiŋ/White buffalo calf woman, Lakota prophetess, often conflated with Wohpe