Regions that will be covered in this thread: Oceania, including Fiji, Hawaii, Melanesia, Micronesia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga - plus a zillion islands such as Banks Island, Caroline Island, Cook Island, Easter Island, Gilbert Islands, Society Islands and Solomon Islands.
These are A through Al...more to come...
A's part one
ABEGUWO:
Goddess of Rain.
The world is her lavatory. ABEGUWO lives in the sky, and whenever she needs to relieve herself she has no inhibitions about letting loose all over the planet.
She really should be called Abiguwee, or perhaps Abigupee. When she AI-TUPUAI: Goddess known as the Head Eater.
She's the trouble-making daughter of ORO.takes a pee it's time to get out your umbrella. This might sound a little unsavory, but if you think about it, it could be a lot worse.
ABERE:
A Cannibal Demoness who lurks in the marsh and lures people to their doom.
When you go down to the swamp today, you're sure of a big surprise. A beautiful naked lady, a tangle of reeds from which there is no escape, and suddenly you're the main course.
ADARO:
Sea Demons, half-fish and half-human with crablike claws and long spindly horns like swordfish.
They ride on waterspouts and the rainbow express. Just for kicks they hurl flying fish at folk, which can knock them out, and in some cases right out. As in dead.
ADI-MAILAGU:
Goddess of the Sky.
She came down to Earth in the guise of a grey rat, but had the ability to change into a beautiful woman or a hag with a tongue a yard long. If she visited a man at night in her beauty mode he would be sure to die. What a tease.
She also ran an oracle service for priests, offering hot tips for future success in exchange for a little sacrifice. But word got out that she spent most of her time in a tree as a grey rodent.
AFEKAN:
Creator Goddess and the Great Teacher.
Having created everything she could think of, including pigs, she came to Earth and revealed its mysteries. And also explained how to earn a living by huntin' and fishin'.
So she's the teacher of the rituals to back up the policy that the best things in life are free.
AGUNUA:
Serpent God who rules over all.
He has a lovely bunch of coconuts as he resides in Coconut Heaven. The first coconut of the season from all Earthly plants should by rights be offered to him.
AHOEITU:
Son of EITUMATUPUA and ILAHEVA.
He was deposited on Earth along with his mother, but missed his old dad and so climbed the tree to Heaven for a little reunion. But his jealous half-brothers chucked him in the pot and ate him for dinner.
He was only restored to life after dad made them vomit. By way of reparation, he was made King of Tonga.
AI-TUPUAI:
Goddess known as the Head Eater.
She's the trouble-making daughter of ORO.
AIARU:
Goddess of Fate and one of the Seven Guardians of the World.
She concentrates on death and prediction. If you want to know the time and date of your death, feel free to ask.
AKU-AKU:
Spirits of the Dead.
As their Supreme God MAKE-MAKE was somewhat unreachable, the ancient inhabitants of Easter Island also practised ancestor worship, turning to the spirits of their forefathers for guidance.
Many of the famous MOAI statues are probably representations of great-great-great-grandfathers. But information is scarce and the AKU-AKU are as elusive as everything else on Easter Island.
ALA-MUKI:
A Dragon Goddess who protects the river Waialua in Hawaii.
ALALAHE:
Goddess of Love.
ALILMENEHUNE:
A lovely Goddess of Love. Possibly another name for ALALAHE.
ALUELOP:
God of the Sky. He's at the top of the World Tree while SOLAL lurks at the bottom.
ALULUEI:
God of Navigation, which he learned from his father PALULOP and helped teach to mankind.
If you can't see for looking, his eyes are the stars.
