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==History== | ==History== | ||
To truly understand the history of Samoa, one needs to look into the oral traditions of the Samoan people. These include oral genealogies of families and the mythology of Samoa. | To truly understand the history of Samoa, one needs to look into the oral traditions of the Samoan people. These include oral genealogies of families and the mythology of Samoa. | ||
=== Samoan Mythology === | === Samoan Mythology === | ||
Samoan mythology tells stories of many different deities. There were deities of the forest, the seas, rain, harvest, villages, and war.< | Samoan mythology tells stories of many different deities. There were deities of the forest, the seas, rain, harvest, villages, and war.<ref>Philip Culbertson; Margaret Nelson Agee; Cabrini 'Ofa Makasiale. "Penina Uliuli: Contemporary Challenges in Mental Health for Pacific Peoples." ''Books.Google.com.'' p. 68. Retrieved 2016-04-12.</ref> There were two types of deities, ''atua'', who had non-human origins, and ''aitu'', who were of human origin. | ||
Tagaloa was a supreme god who made the islands and the people. Mafui'e was the god of earthquakes. There were also a number of war deities. Nafanua, Samoa's warrior goddess hails from the village of Falealupo at the western end of Savai'i island, which is also the site of the entry into Pulotu, the spirit world. She also is regarded as a peace bringer, having brought peace to Savai'i through winning the wars between the two regions of the island. Tilafaiga is the mother of Nafanua. Nafanua's father, Saveasi'uleo, was the god of Pulotu. Another well-known legend tells of two sisters, Tilafaiga, the mother of Nafanua, and Taema, bringing the art of tattooing to Samoa from Fiti. | Tagaloa was a supreme god who made the islands and the people. Mafui'e was the god of earthquakes. There were also a number of war deities. Nafanua, Samoa's warrior goddess hails from the village of Falealupo at the western end of Savai'i island, which is also the site of the entry into Pulotu, the spirit world. She also is regarded as a peace bringer, having brought peace to Savai'i through winning the wars between the two regions of the island. Tilafaiga is the mother of Nafanua. Nafanua's father, Saveasi'uleo, was the god of Pulotu. Another well-known legend tells of two sisters, Tilafaiga, the mother of Nafanua, and Taema, bringing the art of tattooing to Samoa from Fiti. | ||
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