Tongan mythology
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Tongan mythology is the traditional body of myths, legends, and religious beliefs of the Tongan people, explaining the origins of the world, gods, and ancestral heroes in the Tongan islands.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythology
ⓘ
traditional religion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tongan kingship
ⓘ
Tuʻi Tonga dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
earth
ⓘ
sky world ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| country | Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
ancestral heroes
ⓘ
gods ⓘ origins of the Tongan islands ⓘ origins of the world ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tongan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcept | Pulotu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultureHero |
Ahoeitu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Havea Hikuleʻo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hikuleʻo NERFINISHED ⓘ Maui NERFINISHED ⓘ Maui Kisikisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Momo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tangaloa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tangaloa Tufunga NERFINISHED ⓘ Tangaloa ʻAtulongolongo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tangaloa ʻEiki NERFINISHED ⓘ Taufa NERFINISHED ⓘ Taufaʻahau (as deified ancestor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythicAncestor | Ahoeitu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine ancestry of chiefs
ⓘ
fertility and agriculture ⓘ relationship between gods and humans ⓘ sea and fishing ⓘ voyaging and navigation ⓘ |
| hasUnderworld | Pulotu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesMythType |
creation myth
GENERATED
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flood myth GENERATED ⓘ heroic legend GENERATED ⓘ origin myth GENERATED ⓘ |
| includesRitual | kava ceremony (mythic origins) ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Tongan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Oceanian mythology ⓘ |
| region | Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fijian mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaiian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Māori mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoan mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBeliefSystemOf | Tongan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
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