Tangaloa - Wikipedia
WEBTangaloa was an important family of gods in Tongan mythology. The first Tangaloa was the cousin of Havea Hikuleʻo and Maui, or in some sources the brother or son or father of them. He was Tangaloa ʻEiki (T. lord), and was assigned by his father, Taufulifonua, the realm of the sky to rule.
Tagaloa - Wikipedia
WEBTagaloa is a sun god whose son Alo'alo married Sina, the daughter of Tuifiti. There is a legend about a figure called Tui Fiti in the village of Fagamalo on the island of Savai'i. In Manu'a, Tagaloa sent a vine to earth that resulted in maggots which became human beings.
Tagaloa : The Supreme God Of Samoan Mythology - Mythlok
WEBIn Samoa, the deity known as Tagaloa is regarded as the creator of the universe and the head of all gods. He is also believed to have created nine different Heavens. According to the people, he lived in space and made the various elements of …
Tangaroa - Wikipedia
WEBTangaroa (Takaroa in the South Island) is the great atua of the sea, lakes, rivers, and creatures that live within them, especially fish, in Māori mythology. As Tangaroa-whakamau-tai he exercises control over the tides. He is sometimes depicted as a whale. [1]
Tangaloa: Reviving the Path of a Moana Deity on Winter Solstice.
WEBDec 21, 2017 · In certain parts of Eastern Moana, Tangaloa is the creation god, who brought forth the ocean and the islands, and in other parts, he is the god of the ocean, the master navigator-astronomer of long-distant voyaging. He is also the avatar of all forms of marine life and migratory winged creatures.
Tangaloa the Many; Samoa the Only by Jessica Briggs
WEBMost Polynesian myths retain the god Tangaloa, but in different manners. In Western Polynesia, Tangaloa retains his omnipotence, but in the rest of Polynesia he is merely the god of the ocean. One of Australia’s many myths tells of a creator god Punjil, who fashions humans out of worm-like items.
Tangaloa - YeGods
WEBTangaloa. The Samoans' supreme deity. He incorporates elements of the gods KANALOA, RANGI and LONO from other Polynesian island groups. Tangaloa rules both the sky and the sea, and created the nine heavens in …
The Creation - Samoan Mythology
WEBTangaloa gives spirit and heart to animate man . . . . among the Polynesians, all authority comes from Tangaloa; he gave them kingly rule, and the right of holding councils, and enjoined them to live in peace.
Five Things to Know about - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBTangaloa, one of four principal deities in Polynesia, presided over the sacred realm of the ocean, and whales were believed to be a manifestation of his presence. Polynesian artists used whalebone and ivory to create spectacular works of art that were believed to contain Tangaloa's divine essence.
Tangaloa And The Story Of How Eua Island Was Created
WEBBetween Tangaloa, Hikuleo, and Maui were divided Pulotu ( heaven), the sky, and the underworld. Hikuleo received Pulotu, Tongan heaven which was the abode of the souls of chiefs and great people. To Tangaloa was assigned the sky, and to Maui the underworld.