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Polynesian wind and storm god.

In Samoan mythology Fa'atiu is the wind and storm god. In one Samoan legend, Tiʻitiʻi imprisons the winds one by one in his canoe or calabash, leaving only Fisaga free.

References

  1. Jan Knappert (1995). Pacific mythology : an encyclopedia of myth and legend. London: Diamond Books. p. 77. ISBN 9780261666559.
  2. Johannes Carl Andersen (1969). MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE POLYNESIANS. Rutland, VT: C. E. TUTTLE. p. 218-219. ISBN 9780804804141.
  3. John B. Stair (1896). "JOTTINGS ON THE MYTHOLOGY AND SPIRIT-LORE OF OLD SAMOA". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 5 (1): 57. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.


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