Fa'atiu

In Samoan mythology Fa'atiu is the wind and storm god.[1] In one Samoan legend, Tiʻitiʻi imprisons the winds one by one in his canoe or calabash, leaving only Fisaga free.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Jan Knappert (1995). Pacific mythology : an encyclopedia of myth and legend. London: Diamond Books. p. 77. ISBN 9780261666559.
  2. ^ Johannes Carl Andersen (1969). MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE POLYNESIANS. Rutland, VT: C. E. TUTTLE. p. 218-219. ISBN 9780804804141.
  3. ^ John B. Stair (1896). "JOTTINGS ON THE MYTHOLOGY AND SPIRIT-LORE OF OLD SAMOA". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 5 (1): 57. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.


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