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Afa (mythology)
It is commonly thought that Afa is a storm god in the Polynesian mythology of Samoa; however, this is false.
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Atonga
In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Samoa), Atonga is a culture hero, half-mortal and half-spirit.
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Atu
In Samoan mythology, Atu was the first man on Fiji and Tonga.
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Earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
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Fa'atiu
In Polynesian mythology (Specifically: Samoa), Fa'atiu is the wind and storm god.
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Fagamalo
Not to be confused with Fagamalo, American Samoa Fagamalo is a village situated on the central north coast of Savai'i in Samoa.
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Falealupo
Falealupo is a village in Samoa situated at the west end of Savai'i island from the International Date Line used until December 29, 2011.
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Falelima
Falelima is a village on the southwest corner of Savai'i island in Samoa.
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Fetu
In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Samoa), Fetu ("star") is the god of the night.
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Fue
is the Japanese word for flute, and refers to a class of flutes native to Japan.
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Ila (Samoan mythology)
In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Samoa), Ila is the first woman on Tutuila (American Samoa).
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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.
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Mafui'e
In Polynesian mythology (specifically Samoa), Mafui'e is the god of earthquakes.
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Mata o le Alelo
Mata o le Alelo is a village pool in Samoa associated with the Polynesian legend Sina and the Eel.
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Matautu
Matautu is the name of different villages in Samoa.
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Moso's Footprint
According to myth, Moso's Footprint in Samoa was made when the giant Moso stepped over to Samoa from Fiji, and the other footprint can be found on Viti Levu of Fiji.
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Nafanua
Nafanua is a famous Samoan Warrior Princess and a legend in Polynesian mythology.
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Polynesian narrative
The Polynesian narrative or 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 the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers.
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Pulotu
Pulotu is the underworld in the Polynesian narrative of Tonga and Samoa, the world of darkness (as opposed to the human world of light).
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Religion in Samoa
Religion in Samoa encompasses a range of groups, but 98% of the population of Samoa is Christian.
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Safune
Safune is a traditional village district on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa.
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Samoan culture
The traditional culture of Samoa is a communal way of life based on Fa'a Samoa, the unique socio-political culture.
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Samoan Islands
The Samoan Islands are an archipelago covering in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and the wider region of Oceania.
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Samoan proverbs
Samoan proverbs form an important part of the traditions and culture of Samoa where oratory, poetry, metaphors and subtelty in language art forms are held in high esteem as a form of communication in ceremony and ritual of fa'a Samoa.
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Sava (mythology)
In the traditions of Samoa, Sava and his sister, I'i, were the children of Lefatu (the rock) and Le'ele'ele (the earth).
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Savai'i
Savaii is the largest (area 1,694 km2) and highest (Mt Silisili at 1,858 m) island in Samoa and the Samoan Islands chain.
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Savali
In Polynesian mythology (Samoa), Savali is the messenger of Tagaloa.
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Saveasi'uleo
Saveasi'uleo is the God of Pulotu, the underworld of spirits or Hades in Samoan mythology.
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Sina and the Eel
Sina and the Eel is a myth of origins in Samoan mythology, which explains the origins of the first coconut tree.
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Taema
Taema is the name of a female figure referred to in different legends in Samoan mythology.
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Tagaloa
In Samoan mythology, Tagaloa (also known as Tagaloa-lagi or Tagaloa of the Heavens/Skies) is generally accepted as the supreme ruler,, Journal of Pacific History, Vol.
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Ti'iti'i
In Samoan legend, the mythological figure Ti'iti'i appears in legends very similar to those recounting the tales of the demigod Māui, found in other island cultures.
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Tilafaiga
According to a legend in Samoan mythology Tilafaiga was one of the twin sisters who brought the art of tatau (Samoan tattoo) to Samoa from Fiji.
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Tinirau
In Polynesian mythology, stories about Tinirau are found throughout the islands of Polynesia.
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Tui Fiti
Tui Fiti or Tuifiti is the name of a figure referred to in different legends in Samoan mythology, Samoa's Pre-Contact Connections in West Polynesia and Beyond by Shawn S. Barnes & Terry l. Hunt, p. 254, Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai‘i and in other parts of Polynesia.
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Upolu
Upolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_mythology
