Mafui'e
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In Polynesian mythology
(specifically Samoa
), Mafui'e is the god of earthquake
s.
Mafui'e was the keeper of fire. Ti'i Ti'i (a demi god) won the fire from Mafui'e in a battle and thus fire was brought to the people of Samoa.
Polynesian mythology
Polynesian mythology is the oral traditions of the people of Polynesia, a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian triangle together with the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers...
(specifically Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
), Mafui'e is the god of earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
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Mafui'e was the keeper of fire. Ti'i Ti'i (a demi god) won the fire from Mafui'e in a battle and thus fire was brought to the people of Samoa.