Samoan mythology tell stories of many different gods. There were gods of the forest, the seas, rain, harvest, villages and war. There were two types of gods, atua who had non-human origins and aitu who were of human origin. Tagaloa

Tagaloa

In Samoan mythology, Tagaloa is generally accepted as the supreme ruler, the creator of the universe, the chief of all gods and the progenitor of other gods and humans. Tagaloa dwelt in space and made the Heavens , the sky, the land, the seas, the fresh water, the trees and the people...

 was a supreme god who made the islands and the people. Mafui'e

Mafui'e

In Polynesian mythology , Mafui'e is the god of earthquakes.Mafui'e was the keeper of fire. Ti'i Ti'i won the fire from Mafui'e in a battle and thus fire was brought to the people of Samoa....

 was the god of earthquakes. There were also a number of war gods. Nafanua

Nafanua

Nafanua is the name of the revered Goddess of War in Samoa and a deity in Polynesian Mythology.According to Samoan mythology, Nafanua was the daughter of Saveasi'uleo, the God of Pulotu, Samoa's spirit world. In one legend, Nafanua's mother was Tilafaiga the sister of Taema.-Background:Nafanua is a...

, Samoa's warrior goddess hails from the village of Falealupo

Falealupo

Falealupo is a village in Samoa situated at the west end of Savai'i island from the dateline. The village has two main settlements, Falealupo-Uta, situated inland by the main island highway and Falealupo-Tai, situated by the sea...

 at the west end of Savai'i

Savai'i

Savaii is the largest and highest island in Samoa and the Samoa Islands chain. It is also the biggest landmass in Polynesia outside Hawaii and New Zealand. The island of Savai'i is also referred to by Samoans as Salafai, a classical Samoan term used in oratory and prose...

 island, which is also the site of the entry into Pulotu

Pulotu

In the mythology of parts of western Polynesia , Pulotu is the underworld, the world of darkness ....

, the spirit world. Nafanua's father Saveasi'uleo

Saveasi'uleo

Saveasi'uleo is the God of Pulotu, the underworld of spirits or Hades in Samoan mythology.He is the father of Nafanua the Goddess of War in Samoa...

 was the god of Pulotu. Another well known legend tells of two sisters Tilafaiga

Tilafaiga

According to a legend in Samoan mythology Tilafaiga was one of the siamese twin sisters who brought the art of tatau to Samoa from Fiti...

 and Taema

Taema

Taema is the name of a female figure referred to in different legends in Samoan mythology.-Different Legends:*One well known legend relates that Taema and her sister Tila faiga were the goddesses of tattooers. The sisters brought the art of tattooing to Samoa from Fiti. As they swam, the sisters...

 bringing the art of tattooing to Samoa from Fiti. Tilafaiga is the mother of Nafanua. The Mata o le Alelo

Mata o le Alelo

Mata o le Alelo is a village pool in Samoa associated with the Polynesian legend Sina and the Eel.Mata o le Alelo is in the small village of Matavai, in the village district Safune on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa....

 'Eyes of the Demon' freshwater pool from the Polynesian legend Sina and the Eel

Sina and the Eel

Sina and the Eel is a myth of origins in Samoan mythology which explains the origins of the first coconut tree.In the Samoan language the legend is called Sina ma le Tuna. Tuna is the Samoan word for 'eel'....

 is situated in the village of Matavai on the north coast in the village district of Safune

Safune

Safune is a traditional village district on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. It lies within the electoral constituency of Gaga'ifomauga. Safune is the birthplace of Mau leader Olaf Frederick Nelson and the filming location of Moana , one of the first documentaries made in the world...

. Another figure of legend is Tui Fiti

Tui Fiti

Tui Fiti or Tuifiti is the name of a figure referred to in different legends in Samoan mythology and in other parts of Polynesia. In other stories,'Tui Fiti' means 'high chief of Fiti.'-Savai'i:...

 who resides at Fagamalo

Fagamalo

Fagamalo is a village situated on the central north coast of Savai'i in Samoa. It is a sub-village or pito nu'u of the larger traditional village enclave of Matautu in the political district of Gaga'emauga....

 village in the village district of Matautu

Matautu

Matautu is the name of different villages in Samoa. Places named Matautu are found on the two largest islands, Upolu and Savai'i.-Matautu, Upolu Island:On Upolu island;...

. The village of Falelima

Falelima

Falelima is a village on the southwest corner of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency Alataua West which forms part of the larger political district of Vaisigano.-Mythology:...

 is associated with a dreaded spirit deity called Nifoloa.

Samoan mythology is a variant of a more general Polynesian mythology

Polynesian mythology

Polynesian mythology is the oral traditions of the people of Polynesia, a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian triangle together with the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers...

 in fhe Samoa Islands.

Prominent entries on Samoan mythology

• Afa
  Afa (mythology)
  It is commonly thought that Afa is a storm god in the Polynesian mythology of Samoa; however, this is false. Afa is simply the Samoan word for "storm"....
  
  
• Atonga
  Atonga
  In Polynesian mythology , Atonga is a culture hero, half-mortal and half-spirit. He invented canoes and the songs traditionally sung by the rowers. He taught birds their songs.-References:*...
  
  
• Atu
  Atu
  In Samoan mythology, Atu was the first man on Fiji and Tonga....
  
  
• Fa'atiu
  Fa'atiu
  In Polynesian mythology , Fa'atiu is the wind and storm god....
  
  
• Fetu
  Fetu
  In Polynesian mythology , Fetu is the god of the night. His wife is Ele'ele....
  
  
• Fue
  Fue
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• Ila
• Losi
  Losi (mythology)
  In the traditions of Samoa, Losi was a giant and a son of Tagaloa, who instructed him to go and catch fish for the gods. Losi obeyed, but played a trick on the gods by laying a fish at the door of each of them, causing them to slip and fall. Losi then stole a slip of taro plant and smuggled it...
  
  
• Mafui'e
  Mafui'e
  In Polynesian mythology , Mafui'e is the god of earthquakes.Mafui'e was the keeper of fire. Ti'i Ti'i won the fire from Mafui'e in a battle and thus fire was brought to the people of Samoa....
  
  
• Moso's Footprint
  Moso's Footprint
  According to myth, Moso's Footprint in Samoa was made when the giant Moso stepped over to Samoa from Fiji, and the other footprint can be found on Viti Levu of Fiji. It is a 1m by 3m rock enclosure....
  
  
• Nafanua
  Nafanua
  Nafanua is the name of the revered Goddess of War in Samoa and a deity in Polynesian Mythology.According to Samoan mythology, Nafanua was the daughter of Saveasi'uleo, the God of Pulotu, Samoa's spirit world. In one legend, Nafanua's mother was Tilafaiga the sister of Taema.-Background:Nafanua is a...
  
  
• Pulotu
  Pulotu
  In the mythology of parts of western Polynesia , Pulotu is the underworld, the world of darkness ....
  
  
• Sava
  Sava (mythology)
  In the traditions of Samoa, Sava and his sister, I'i, were the children of Lefatu and Le'ele'ele . They lived in Manu'a and became the first settlers of Savai'i.-References:...
  
  
• Savali
  Savali
  In Polynesian mythology , Savali is the messenger of Tagaloa....
  
  
• Saveasi'uleo
  Saveasi'uleo
  Saveasi'uleo is the God of Pulotu, the underworld of spirits or Hades in Samoan mythology.He is the father of Nafanua the Goddess of War in Samoa...
  
  
• Sina and the Eel
  Sina and the Eel
  Sina and the Eel is a myth of origins in Samoan mythology which explains the origins of the first coconut tree.In the Samoan language the legend is called Sina ma le Tuna. Tuna is the Samoan word for 'eel'....
  
  
• Taema
  Taema
  Taema is the name of a female figure referred to in different legends in Samoan mythology.-Different Legends:*One well known legend relates that Taema and her sister Tila faiga were the goddesses of tattooers. The sisters brought the art of tattooing to Samoa from Fiti. As they swam, the sisters...
  
  
• Tagaloa
  Tagaloa
  In Samoan mythology, Tagaloa is generally accepted as the supreme ruler, the creator of the universe, the chief of all gods and the progenitor of other gods and humans. Tagaloa dwelt in space and made the Heavens , the sky, the land, the seas, the fresh water, the trees and the people...
  
  
• Ti'iti'i
  Ti'iti'i (Samoan mythology)
  In Samoan legend, Ti'iti'i is the son of Talaga. He goes down to the earthquake-god, Mafui’e, who dwells in the underworld, and, receiving some fire from him, takes it back to the world, and begins to cook. Mafui’e then comes and blows on the fire, scattering it, and breaking up the oven. Ti'iti'i...
  
  
• Tinilau
  Tinilau
  In the Polynesian mythology of Samoa, stories about Tinilau and his wife Sina are very popular. There are numerous legends, and much variation in the tellings . Here are some examples:...
  
  
• Tui Fiti
  Tui Fiti
  Tui Fiti or Tuifiti is the name of a figure referred to in different legends in Samoan mythology and in other parts of Polynesia. In other stories,'Tui Fiti' means 'high chief of Fiti.'-Savai'i:...
  
  
• Upolu
  Upolu
  Upolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean. The island is long, in area, and is the second largest in geographic area as well as the most populated of the Samoan Islands. Upolu is situated to the east of...