Taufa
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Polynesian god
For the name, see Taufa (name).
In Tongan mythology, Taufa was a sea god worshipped by chief Tungi of East Tongatapu and by the royal family of Tonga because he cured the Tongan king George I (ruled 1845–1893).
He also protects gardens. In order for a homeowner to gain this protection, they had to braid a coconut leaf into a shark shape.
Taufa is both a sea and a land god. As a sea god he appears as a shark.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- R.D. Craig, Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989), 267.
Collocot, E. E.V. "Notes on Tongan Religion." The Journal of the Polynesian Society. N.p., n.d. Web.
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