Kookyangwso'wuuti (kohk-yahng-soh-WOO-tee)

Amerindian Deity

Kookyangwso'wuuti (a.k.a. Spider Grandmother)

Kookyangwso'wuuti, often called Spider Grandmother, is the wise weaver at the center of creation’s loom. Revered among the Hopi, Zuni, and many other Puebloan and southwestern tribes, she is both elder and architect—spinning the threads of order, teaching balance, and guiding humanity from the underworld into the light. Her stories are not of conquest but of care, woven through generations like strands in a blanket. She brings messages in dreams, teaches survival through craft, and shows that resilience lies in patience and precision.   She is the unseen thread that binds communities, the whisper of instinct that turns fear into creativity. Whether through the art of weaving, the telling of stories, or the quiet choices that ensure harmony, Kookyangwso'wuuti remains a quiet constant—present, eternal, and intricately involved in the shape of things.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

In humanoid form, Kookyangwso'wuuti appears as a small, aged woman with weathered brown skin and long silver hair braided with strands of dyed fiber and spider silk. Her back is slightly stooped from time and weaving, yet her movements are exact and sure. Her eyes, dark and glinting, carry the depth of eons. Around her shoulders hangs a shawl of woven dusk and ochre, and her fingers are always in motion—mending, braiding, or gesturing in silent speech. At times, she shifts subtly into spider form, never fully shedding her human warmth.

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Sexuality

Kookyangwso'wuuti’s love is maternal, spiritual, and enduring. She chooses not with passion but with purpose, seeking those who listen, who build, who mend. Her intimacy is measured in mentorship, in the willingness to teach and to nurture. Love with her is never loud—it is felt in the long silence of trust, the comfort of knowing one’s place in the pattern, and the dignity of being chosen not for strength, but for balance.

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Female
Sexuality
Celestiaphilic
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