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Some primarily examples of their gods are Degei, a serpent who is the supreme god of Uluda Fiji. He is the creator of the (Fijian) world. He judges newly dead souls after they pass through one of two caves: Cibaciba or Drakulu. [1] A few he sends to paradise Burotu or Burotukula.
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(Reference to Fijian religion and mythology, details on various deities and religious practices and beliefs of pre-Christian Fiji.) The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom, by Basil Thomson, published 1908 by W. Heinemann. (Details on Fijian legend and mythology, details on Lutunasobasoba and his children, details of the great migration.)
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In one creation myth, the god was planning inland to conquer Kadavu Island [5] through the river when a goddess [6] challenged him in the form of an octopus. [7] After a great battle, the octopus won by pulling out his teeth with her eight arms which enabled her to hold off the massive attack of Dakuwaqa, forcing Dakuwaqa to promise to never attack Kadavu again.
Takiveleyawa, a hill on the pathway of souls to Bulu. In Fijian mythology, Bulu (pronounced: Mbúlu) is a name for the 'world of spirits' (presumably the underworld).In the month called Vula-i-Ratumaibulu, [1] the god Ratumaibulu comes from Bulu, the world of spirits, to make the breadfruit and other fruit trees blossom and yield fruit.
In Fijian mythology , Daucina ("torchbearer") is the great god of seafaring Fiji. When Daucina was a toddler, he was only quiet when looking at a lamp. His mother tied fiery reeds to his head so that he would be calm. He has roamed the coral reefs with a hood on ever since. [1]
In Fijian mythology, [1] Tui Delai Gau is the god of mountains [2] who can remove his hands and have them fish for him. He can also take off his head and put it in the sky as a look-out. He can also take off his head and put it in the sky as a look-out.