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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

Polynesian & Oceanic

Pele

Pele (Pelehonuamea), the volcano-goddess of Hawaii — the fierce, passionate goddess of fire, lightning, and lava who dwells in the crater of Kilauea,

Sep 4, 202611 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Kanaloa

Kanaloa, the great god of the ocean, the deep sea, and the underworld in Hawaii, one of the four supreme gods — lord of the sea and the octopus, companion

Sep 4, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Kane

Kāne (Kane), the supreme creator-god and foremost of the four great gods of Hawaii — the god of light, life, fresh water, and procreation, maker of the

Sep 4, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Ku

Kū (Ku), the great god of war, politics, and male power in Hawaii, one of the four supreme gods — the fierce patron of the warrior chiefs (Kukailimoku of

Sep 4, 20269 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Lono

Lono, the great god of peace, agriculture, rain, fertility, and the harvest in Hawaii, one of the four supreme gods — the benevolent lord of the rains and

Sep 4, 202612 min read

Southeast Asian

Lieu Hanh

Discover Liễu Hạnh, the Holy Mother and great Mother Goddess of Vietnam — a daughter of the Jade Emperor who lived among mortals, supreme deity of the Đạo

Sep 4, 20268 min read

Southeast Asian

Chu Dong Tu

Discover Chử Đồng Tử, the “poor man’s immortal” of Vietnamese legend — a penniless fisherman whose piety won him a princess and immortality, ascending

Sep 3, 202611 min read

Southeast Asian

Thanh Giong

Discover Thánh Gióng, the Hero of Phù Đổng — the silent child who grew into a giant warrior on a fire-breathing iron horse to drive out invaders, then

Sep 3, 202610 min read

Southeast Asian

Tan Vien

Discover Tản Viên Sơn Thánh, the Holy Lord of Mount Tản Viên and chief of Vietnam’s Four Immortals — the venerated cult-form of the mountain-god Sơn Tinh,

Sep 3, 20268 min read