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Finnish & Baltic

Ukko

Ukko, “the Old Man” — the supreme sky-god and thunder-god of Finnish mythology, lord of the weather, thunder and harvest, whose name became the Finnish

Aug 18, 20267 min read

Finnish & Baltic

Ilmatar

Ilmatar, the great creator-mother of Finnish myth and the “Air-Maiden” — the primordial goddess who descended into the primal sea, from whose knee the

Aug 18, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Sina

Discover Sina, the beloved heroine of Samoan and Polynesian myth — the maiden loved by an enchanted eel, from whose buried head grew the first coconut

Aug 18, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Mafuie

Discover Mafui’e, the Samoan god of earthquakes and keeper of subterranean fire — the fierce one-armed deity of the underworld who lost an arm to the hero

Aug 18, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Nafanua

Discover Nafanua, the great war-goddess and heroine of Samoan mythology — the mighty woman-warrior and daughter of the god of the dead who liberated the

Aug 18, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Tagaloa

Discover Tagaloa (Tagaloa-lagi), the supreme creator-god of Samoan mythology — the god of the heavens who made the islands, sea and humankind, divine

Aug 17, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Adaro

Discover the Adaro, the malevolent merman-like sea-spirit of the Solomon Islands and the Pacific — a part-fish being that rides rainbows and waterspouts

Aug 17, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Dakuwaqa

Discover Dakuwaqa, the great shark-god of Fijian mythology — a fierce shapeshifting reef-guardian who, humbled by a giant octopus, swore to protect the

Aug 17, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Hina

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

Aug 17, 20267 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Maui

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

Aug 17, 20269 min read