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Ti'iti'i (Samoan mythology) — In Samoan legend, Ti iti i is the son of Talaga.[1] He goes down to the earthquake god, Mafui’e, who dwells in the underworld, and, receiving some fire from him, takes it back to the world, and begins to cook. Mafui’e then comes and blows on the… … Wikipedia
Polynesian mythology — is the oral traditions of the people of Polynesia, a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian triangle together with the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers. Polynesians speak languages… … Wikipedia
Maui (Tongan mythology) — In Tonga, Maui drew up the Tongan Islands from the deep: first appeared Lofaga and the other Haʻapai Islands, and finally Vavaʻu. Maui then dwelt in Tonga. Maui had two sons: the eldest, Maui Atalaga, and the younger Kisikisi. The latter… … Wikipedia
Maui (Tahitian mythology) — In the mythology of Tahiti, Maui was a wise man, or prophet. He was a priest, but was afterwards deified. Being at one time engaged at the marae (sacred place), and the sun getting low while Maui s work was unfinished, he laid hold of the hihi,… … Wikipedia
Māui (mythology) — Māui (Maui) is the great hero of Polynesian mythology. Stories about his exploits are told in nearly every Polynesian land. Maui in most cases is regarded as a demi god, or as fully divine; in some places, he is regarded as merely human (Tregear… … Wikipedia
Māui (Hawaiian mythology) — In Hawaiian mythology, Māui is a culture hero who appears in several different genealogies. In the Ulu line he is the son of Gobsmakala and his wife Hinakawea (Hina). This couple has four sons, Māui mua, Māui hope, Māui kiʻikiʻi and Māui a kalana … Wikipedia
Maui (Mangarevan mythology) — In Mangareva, Maui hauls the land up from the sea, and ties the sun with tresses of hair. His father was Ataraga; his mother, Uaega. There were eight Maui: Maui mua, Maui muri, Maui toere mataroa, Tumei hauhia, Maui tikitiki toga, Maui matavaru,… … Wikipedia
Māui (Māori mythology) — Māui took on the appearance of a pigeon when he went to find his father in the underworld. In Māori mythology, Māui is a culture hero famous for his exploits and his trickery. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
Māori mythology — Six major Māori departmental gods represented by wooden godsticks: left to right, Tūmatauenga, Tāwhirimātea, Tāne, Tangaroa, Rongo, and Haumia Māori mythology and Māori traditions are the two major categories into which the legends of the Māori… … Wikipedia
Losi (mythology) — In the traditions of Samoa, Losi was a giant and a son of Tagaloa, who instructed him to go and catch fish for the gods. Losi obeyed, but played a trick on the gods by laying a fish at the door of each of them, causing them to slip and fall. Losi … Wikipedia
