Micronesian mythology
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Micronesian mythology comprises the traditional belief systems of the people of
Region
Micronesia is a region in the southwest Pacific Ocean in a region known as Oceania. There are several island groups including the Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, and Gilbert Islands. Traditional beliefs declined and changed with the arrival of Europeans, which occurred increasingly after the 1520s. In addition, the contact with European cultures led to changes in local myths and legends.[1]
Federated States of Micronesia mythology
Anagumang was a (probably legendary) Yapese navigator who led an expedition in rafts and canoes five or six hundred years ago. On this expedition he discovered the islands of Palau, where he and his men first saw limestone.
Nauruan mythology
Areop-Enap played a major part in the creation of the world.
Mariana Islands mythology
According with the
Kiribati mythology
goddess.Kai-n-Tiku-Aba ("tree of many branches") is a sacred tree located in Samoa, which grew on the back of a man named Na Abitu. Koura-Abi, a destructive man, broke it. Sorrowful, the people of Samoa scattered across the world.
Uekera is a tree that reaches to the heavens, the "tree of knowledge" in Kiribati legend. It is said to have been planted in Buariki village in North Tarawa by Nei Tekanuea. It is the inspiration for the name of the Kiribati weekly newspaper, Te Uekera.
Notes
Sources
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- Bo Flood, Beret E. Strong, William Flood, Micronesian Legends, Bess Press, 2002; ISBN 1573061298
- Bo Flood, Marianas island legends: myth and magic, Bess Press, 2001; ISBN 1573061026
- Bo Flood, Margo Vitarelli, From the Mouth of the Monster Eel: Stories from Micronesia, 1996; ISBN 1555912451
Further reading
- Mitchell, Roger E. "The Folktales of Micronesia". In: Asian Folklore Studies 32 (1973): 1-276. Accessed June 16, 2021. doi:10.2307/1177461.