Tamalafafa

In Niuean mythology, Tamalafafa is the god of the pigeon.[1][2] According to the mythology of the island, the pigeon Tamalafafa and Halevao the flying fox came from a grave to "fly along the way of Nuku-tapa and Oloolo, which is a burnt forest; and they descended to the cliffs and the top of the cliffs on the coast".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Craig, Robert D. (1 January 1989). Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-313-25890-9.
  2. 1 2 Smith, S (1993). Niue The Island And Its People. editorips@usp.ac.fj. p. 103. GGKEY:1ZG5T864FZB.


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