Vis
Vis Vis: translation (VIS) In Melanesia there is a vampiric being that hunts the Lakalai people of New Britain called a vis. At night the…
Category: Melanesian Mythology
Kambel
Kambel In Melanesian mythology, a sky god. According to the beliefs of the Keraki Papuans, Kambel cut down a palm tree and heard sounds issuing…
Hatuibwari
Hatuibwari In Melanesian mythology, a bisexual creator god of the Arosi, sometimes portrayed as a winged serpent with a human head, four eyes, and four…
Dudugera
Dudugera In Melanesian mythology, the sun, according to a myth from New Guinea. Once a woman played with a fish that rubbed itself against her…
Bego Tanutanu
Bego Tanutanu (Bego the maker) In Melanesian mythology, creator god and culture hero who formed the land and taught various arts. Bego’s wife put limits…
Bariaus
Bariaus In Melanesian mythology, spirits who inhabit old tree trunks. They are often shy and run away when approached by people. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World…
Adiri
Adiri In Melanesian mythology, the land of the dead, located in the west. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by…
Abere
Abere In Melanesian mythology, a wild woman, seducer and often slayer of men. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by…
Adaro
Adaro In Melanesian mythology, sun spirits who move about in waterspouts, cross from place to place using rainbows as bridges, or come to earth during…
Baabenga
BAABENGA, a goddess of the island of Bellona and daughter of the god Mauloko, her brother was Teangaitak and her sister was Tehahine’angiki, capable of…