Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Discover Dakuwaqa, the great shark-god of Fijian mythology — a fierce shapeshifting reef-guardian who, humbled by a giant octopus, swore to protect the
Discover Hina, the great goddess of Polynesia — the lady of the moon, patroness of women and the crafts, the divine feminine worshipped across the Pacific
Discover Maui, the great trickster-hero and demigod of Polynesia — who fished up the islands, snared the sun, stole fire for humankind, and died in his
Discover Tane, the great Polynesian god of the forests, birds and light — who separated the sky-father and earth-mother to bring light into the world and
Discover Tangaroa, the great Polynesian god of the sea — lord of the ocean across the Pacific, supreme creator of the cosmos in Tahiti, and the