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.
5-415: Tagaloa was a supreme god who made the islands and the people. Mafuiʻe was the god of earthquakes . There were also 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
10-549: Is associated with a dreaded spirit deity called, Nifoloa . The Mata o le Alelo 'Eyes of 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
15-536: The Samoa Islands . This article relating to a myth or legend from Oceania is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tagaloa In Samoan mythology , Tagaloa (also known as Tagaloa-Lagi or Tagaloa, Lagi of the Heavens/Skies) is generally accepted as the supreme ruler, the creator of the universe, the chief of all gods and the progenitor of other gods. Tagaloa Lagi dwelt in space and made
20-736: The Heavens the sky, the land, the seas, the fresh water, the trees and the people. Samoans believed Tagaloa created nine heavens. Tagaloa's role as paramount deity in the Samoa pantheon bears similarities to the position of Ta'aroa in Tahiti and Io Matua Kore in New Zealand. The arrival of missionaries and Christianity in Samoa from 1830 saw the Samoan Lagi gods like Tagaloa replaced by the Christian deity. Or rather,
25-428: The wars between the two regions of the island. Tilafaiga is the mother of Nafanua. Nafanua's father, Saveasi'uleo , 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
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