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In Fijian mythology, Degei (pronounced Ndengei), enshrined as a serpent, is the supreme god of Fiji. He is the creator of the (Fijian) world, fruits, and of men and is specially connected to Rakiraki District, Fiji. [1] He judges newly dead souls after they pass through one of two caves: Cibaciba or Drakulu. [2] A few he sends to paradise Burotu.
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.
Degei is supposed to have later returned to search for it, against the command of Lutunasobasoba. He found either the box or a large diamond near the Mamanuca islands and was changed into a serpent with a diamond pattern on its head. This serpent is said to live in the Sawa-i-Lau caves, where it is trapped and causes earthquakes. [8]
His association with vegetation, healing [7] and sometimes with the underworld and royalty brought Geb the occasional interpretation that he was the husband of Renenutet, a minor goddess of the harvest and also mythological caretaker (the meaning of her name is "nursing snake") of the young king in the shape of a cobra, who herself could also ...
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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.
This is common with Egyptian snake gods and associated with the imagery of snakes crawling across the earth. [9] When Geb is represented as his father, Nehebkau's mother is considered to be the harvest goddess Renenutet: [1] the ‘good snake’ who ensured bountiful fields, harvests and kitchens for the living [7] and nourished the kas of the ...
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