Niuean_mythology
Niuean mythology
Mythology of Niue
Niuean mythology relates to some of the myths prevalent on the island of Niue, an Oceanic island country in free association with New Zealand. Although Niuean mythology reports a colonization before 500 AD,[1] the island was settled by Polynesians from Samoa around 900 AD.[2] The five principal gods of Niue are known as the tupua (principle gods of Niue), and include Fao, Huanaki, Fakahoko, Laga-iki, and Lagi-atea, who by various accounts, arrived from Fonuagalo (the lost country), Tulia, Toga-liulu, or perhaps other islands.[3] In Avatele myths, the gods are said to have come from within the earth instead of Fonuagalo.[4] There are also many other gods in Niuean mythology from fish gods to flying rats.