Samoan culture tells stories of many different deities. There were deities of the forest, the seas, rain, harvest, villages, and war. There were two types of deities, atua , who had non-human origins, and aitu , who were of human origin.
4-535: In Samoan mythology , Atu was the first man on Fiji and Tonga . (Note: This is according to the Samoans , not the Fijians or Tongans; see also Ila .) This article relating to a myth or legend from Oceania is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Samoan mythology Tagaloa was a supreme god who made the islands and the people. Mafuiʻe was the god of earthquakes . There were also
8-415: A number of war deities. Nafanua , Samoa's warrior goddess hails from the village of Falealupo at the western end of Savai'i island, which is also the site of the entry into Pulotu , the spirit world. She also is regarded as a peace bringer, having brought peace to Savai'i through winning the wars between the two regions of the island. Tilafaiga is the mother of Nafanua. Nafanua's father, Saveasi'uleo ,
12-622: The Demon' freshwater pool from the Polynesian legend Sina and the Eel is situated in the village of Matavai on the northern coast in the village district of Safune . Fetu ("star") is the god of the night. His wife is Ele'ele . Samoan mythology is a variant of a more general Polynesian mythology in the Samoa Islands . This article relating to a myth or legend from Oceania is
16-402: Was the god of Pulotu. Another well-known legend tells of two sisters, Tilafaiga, the mother of Nafanua, and Taema , bringing the art of tattooing to Samoa from Fiji. A figure of another legend is Tui Fiti , who resides at Fagamalo village in the village district of Matautu . The village of Falelima is associated with a dreaded spirit deity called, Nifoloa . The Mata o le Alelo 'Eyes of
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