Raven

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Raven is a central trickster-creator figure in Haida mythology, known for shaping the world and bringing light and knowledge to humanity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Raven canonical 10
Raven (Haida mythology) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf creator figure ⓘ
culture hero ⓘ
deity in indigenous religions of North America ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
trickster deity ⓘ
appearsIn Haida creation stories ⓘ
Haida origin-of-light stories ⓘ
Haida trickster tales ⓘ
linked to: Haida mythology
associatedWith Haida oral tradition ⓘ
Northwest Coast art ⓘ
Pacific Northwest Coast indigenous peoples ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
brings knowledge ⓘ
light ⓘ
order to the world ⓘ
characterTrait clever ⓘ
curious ⓘ
greedy ⓘ
mischievous ⓘ
resourceful ⓘ
creates animals ⓘ
features of the world ⓘ
human conditions ⓘ
landforms ⓘ
culture Haida people ⓘ
linked to: Haida
depictedAs raven bird ⓘ
depictedIn Haida carvings ⓘ
Haida jewelry ⓘ
Haida painted house fronts ⓘ
Haida totem poles ⓘ
hasRole bringer of knowledge ⓘ
bringer of light ⓘ
creator ⓘ
transformer ⓘ
trickster ⓘ
influences Haida ethical teachings ⓘ
Haida social values ⓘ
moralAmbiguity yes ⓘ
primaryFunction culture-bringer ⓘ
mediator between humans and the supernatural ⓘ
world-shaper ⓘ
region Haida Gwaii ⓘ
Northwest Coast of North America ⓘ
religion Haida mythology ⓘ
symbolOf chaos and order ⓘ
creation ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ
transformation ⓘ
teachesThrough cautionary tales ⓘ
humorous stories ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haida mythology → hasDeity → Raven ⓘ
Ganada (Raven) → crest → Raven ⓘ
Ganada (Raven) → symbol → Raven ⓘ
Eagle (Haida mythology) → contrastedWith → Raven (Haida mythology) ⓘ
subject linked to: Eagle
linked to: Raven
Haida art → theme → Raven ⓘ
Changeling → associatedWith → Raven ⓘ