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A statue of Hawaiian deity. Hawaiian narrative or mythology, tells stories of nature and life. It is considered a variant of a more general Polynesian narrative, developing its own unique character for several centuries before about 1800. It is associated with the Hawaiian religion. The religion was officially suppressed in the 19th century ...
Tiki Makiʻi Tauʻa Pepe (foreground) and Tiki Manuiotaa (background) from the meʻae Iʻipona on Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands. Polynesian mythology encompasses the oral traditions of the people of Polynesia (a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian Triangle) together with those of the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers.
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Avaiki, the land of the gods and ancestors. Avatea, the first man, a sky and moon god. Auparu, a stream, bathing place for nature spirit; Ina, the lover of the moon god Marama. Marama, the god of the Moon. Nganaoa, a myth hero from Aitutaki. Papa, the goddess of the Earth; Rongo, the god of vegetation. Tamangori, a cannibal giant; Tangaroa, the ...
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Tangaroa – god of the sea; Tūmatauenga – god of war and humans (also known as Tūkāriri); Rūaumoko - god of earthquakes (also known as Rūaimoko); Whiro-te-tipua – god of darkness, evil, and death. In the Samoan language, [1], where atua means "god", traditional tattooing was based on the doctrine of tutelary spirits. [2]
The mythology of Oceania and the Gods of the Pacific region are both complex and diverse. They have been developed over many centuries on each of the islands and atolls that make up Oceania . While some gods are shared between many groups of islands while others are specific to one set of islands or even to a single island.
Tahiti and Society Islands mythology comprises the legends, historical tales, and sayings of the ancient people of the Society Islands, consisting of Tahiti, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Huahine, Moorea and other islands. It is considered a variant of a more general Polynesian mythology, developing its