Fisaga in
Samoan mythology Samoan culture tells stories of many different deities. There were deities of the forest, the seas, rain, harvest, villages, and war. There were two types of deities, ''atua'', who had non-human origins, and ''aitu'', who were of human origin.
Taga ...
is a light and the gentle breeze. In one Samoan legend,
Tiʻitiʻi
In Samoan legend, the mythological figure Tiitii Atalaga appears in legends very similar to those recounting the tales of the demigod Māui, found in other island cultures. In one such legend, which is almost identical to the New Zealand fire myth ...
imprisons the winds one by one in his canoe or calabash, leaving only Fisaga free. Other versions of the story attribute this to
Maui.
In the
Samoan language, fisaga refers to a “gentle, pleasant wind associated with good weather.”
References
Polynesian gods
Sky and weather gods
Wind deities
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