1002+ Deep Dives

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Polynesian & Oceanic

Menehune

The Menehune, the legendary little people of Hawaii — a race of small, industrious, secretive folk who dwelt in the forests, master builders who raised

Sep 6, 20267 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Laka

Laka, the Hawaiian goddess of the hula and the wild forest growth — the patroness of the sacred dance, worshipped on the kuahu altar and embodied in the

Sep 6, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Kuula

Kū’ula (Kuula), the god of fishermen and the fishing-grounds in Hawaii — a beneficent form of the great god Ku who provided the fish and the fishponds,

Sep 5, 20267 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Kapo

Kapo (Kapo’ulakina’u), the powerful, ambivalent Hawaiian goddess of fertility, sorcery, and the hula — sister of Pele, linked with Laka, famous for the

Sep 5, 20267 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Aumakua

The ’Aumakua, the deified ancestral guardian-spirits of Hawaii — the spirits of departed family ancestors who took the form of a shark, owl, lizard, or

Sep 5, 20269 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Kamapuaa

Kamapua’a (Kamapuaa), the hog-god and shapeshifting trickster-demigod of Hawaii — a wild being who took the form of a man, a giant black pig, a fish, or

Sep 5, 20267 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Namaka

Nāmaka (Namakaokahai), the sea-goddess of Hawaii — the powerful goddess of the ocean and water, elder sister and bitter enemy of the volcano-goddess Pele,

Sep 5, 20267 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Hiiaka

Hi’iaka, the Hawaiian goddess of the hula, healing, chant, and the green forest — the beloved youngest sister of the volcano-goddess Pele, whose epic

Sep 5, 20267 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Wakea

Wākea (Wakea), the sky-father of Hawaii — the great progenitor who, with the earth-mother Papa, gave rise to the Hawaiian islands, the sacred taro, and

Sep 5, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Haumea

Haumea, the great earth-mother and goddess of fertility, childbirth, and creation in Hawaii — mother of Pele and her family, patroness of childbirth who

Sep 4, 20267 min read