Iktomi can be seen as both good and bad, and has been portrayed in both ways.

Iktomi has been considered by the Lakota from time immemorial to be the patron of new technology, from his invention of language he gave to the people to today's modern inventions, such as the computer or robots.

Because the Lakota mythology is word of mouth, and traditionally there were no written records, most of the information about Iktomi in Lakota mythology has not been written down or recorded.

She was tricked by Iktomi to attempt to seduce Wi but failed when Škáŋ tells Wi that he has forgotten his wife.

He is the younger brother of Iktomi, and the pair comprises the two progeny of Inyan, the creator, who is the head of the Lakota pantheon.

In Lakota mythology, Iya is a storm-monster, brother of Iktomi the spider.

In Lakota mythology, Iktomi is a spider-trickster spirit, and a culture hero for the Lakota people.

According to the Lakota, Iktomi is the son of Inyan, the Rock, a creator god similar in form to other male creator gods.

It seems that Iktomi, in stories attributed to him, in his very essence is representing the confusion between wisdom and folly.

Because it is Iktomi, a respected ( or perhaps feared ) deity playing the part of the idiot or fool, and the story is told as entertainment, the listener is allowed to reflect on misdeeds without feeling like they are being confronted.

In other tales, Iktomi is depicted with dignity and seriousness, such as in the popularized myth of the dreamcatcher.

Despite Lakota not expressing hysteria or extreme fear towards Iktomi, generally he is viewed as a being whose gaze is to be avoided, lest trouble find you ; as depicted in the modern film Skins, directed by Cheyenne-Arapaho director Chris Eyre.

Iktomi is a shapeshifter.

There is a prophecy that stated Iktomi would spread his web over the land.

Due to his nature as a Trickster as well as patronage of communication, Iktomi is also comparable to the Greco-Roman Hermes / Mercurius ( Mercury ).

The story of Anansi is akin to the tricksters Coyote, Raven or Iktomi found in many Native American cultures.

Iktomi depicted sitting by the fire.

Alternate names for Iktomi include Ikto, Ictinike, Inktomi, Unktome, and Unktomi.

One story of Iktomi goes that in the ancient days, Iktomi was Ksa, or wisdom, but he was stripped of this title and became Iktomi because of his troublemaking ways.

The Oglala Indians of south Dakota presents Iktomi as the second manifestation, or degeneration, of Ksa, which hatched from the Cosmic Egg being laid by Wak-Inyan, the primordial thunderstorm.

Through his folly Gnaski entangles Ksa completely, and through the activity of Skan Ksa consequently becomes a spider, the meaning of the name Iktomi.

Iktomi still had the feature of making games.

A modern depiction of Iktomi.

Iktomi can be compared to the African trickster figure Anansi, and to some extent, the transculturated Yoruba Ellegua, also depicted as a trickster disguised in red.

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