# Grandmother Spider — Zuni Folktales character guide

> Grandmother Spider in Zuni Folktales by Frank Hamilton Cushing.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Grandmother, your

**First appearance:** 0001-zuni-folktales

## Who they are

A wise spider elder who helps or advises characters.

## In the story

### [Zuni Folktales](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/zuni-folktales)

Appears as a wise or supernatural figure.

### [How the Coyotes Tried to Steal the Children of the Sacred Dance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-coyotes-tried-to-steal-the-children-of-the-sacred-dance)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Tale of Häki Suto](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-tale)

The Spider-woman who sews Häki Suto's eyes shut to aid the War Gods.

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