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Melanesian Mythology

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 Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written
29 October 2019

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 vis flies out in search of prey. When it attacks, it uses its long shiny
30 October 2020

Kambel

Kambel In Melanesian mythology, a sky god. According to the beliefs of the Keraki Papuans, Kambel

Adiri

Adiri In Melanesian mythology, the land of the dead, located in the west. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of

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 breasts to suckle the young. Hatuibwari’s symbols
29 October 2019

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 leg. In time her leg swelled, and
29 October 2019

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 to the sea, but when she was
29 October 2019

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 Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow
29 October 2019

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 sun showers. They are part fish, part
21 September 2017

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 appearing either as male or female and
19 September 2017

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