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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Samoan Mythology: All About Gods, Goddesses and Legends in Folklore

Samoan Mythology: All About Gods, Goddesses and Legends in Folklore

Books, Trident

Paperback

General Fiction

ISBN13: 9798233617942
Publisher: Trident Books
Published: Jan 13 2026
Pages: 78
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.19 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Plunge into the powerful world of the ancient Samoans, where gods like Tagaloa soar through the heavens and demigods battle terrifying monstrous spirits. Explore the epic sagas of creation the perilous ocean voyage on which fearless wayfinders navigated to make first landfall, when winged animals littered their boat with fish and guiding supernatural spirits born from loved ones returned to guide them home the pivotal importance of names and titles within Samoan culture why zealous missionaries tried to suppress those stories how the arrival of Europeans realigned social structure why historical birthright leaders resolved into a traditional role known as that oral history began as chants, took form like legends mystery surround identity theft how certain important figures in Polynesian mythology such as warrior queen Nafanua or trickster Moso prove amplified and repeated throughout all sacrifice represented an aspect of many cultural rituals.

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