Category: Polynesian Mythology

Hina ORIGIN: Polynesia Hina is the moon. She has countless aspects, but her lunar connection remains consistent. Allegedly when the moon is full and shining,…

Kanaloa ALSO KNOWN AS: Tangaroa ORIGIN: Polynesia CLASSIFICATION: Akua Kanaloa is the spirit of the sea. Kings of the sea are important in all pantheons…

Kane Pronounced: Kah-nay ALSO KNOWN AS: Tane (pronounced Tah-nay) ORIGIN: Polynesia CLASSIFICATION: Akua Kane is among the most foremost deities of Polynesia. In parts of…

Kua CLASSIFICATION: Aumakua Kua, King of Kona’s shark spirits is an important Aumakua, an ancestral spirit. A gigantic red shark, Kua led a posse of…

Atea and Papa (sky and flat) In Polynesian mythology, the sky and the earth, who were later made into gods. In one myth the couple…