Ukupanipo

In Hawaiian mythology, Ukupanipo is a shark god who controls the amount of fish close enough for the fisherman to catch.[1][2][3] He occasionally adopts a human child who gains the power to transform into a shark, but when in human form has a mark like a shark's mouth under their shoulder blades.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Sherman, Josepha, ed. (2015). Storytelling : an encyclopedia of mythology and folklore. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-315-70061-8. OCLC 908061373.
  2. ^ a b Selbie, John A.; Gray, Louis H. (1921). "Hawaii". In Hastings, James (ed.). Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics. Vol. 6 (12th ed.). Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark. p. 532.
  3. ^ Hall, Danielle (2016-07-29). "Sharks and Humans: A Love-Hate Story". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
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