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Fijian mythology and legends

A parchment-style ink drawing of the Fijian shark god Dakuwaqa battling the giant octopus guardian in the ocean, with waves crashing and islands in the background.

Dakuwaqa: The Fijian Shark-god

In the ancient waters surrounding the islands of Fiji, where turquoise waves crashed against coral reefs and fishing canoes carved paths through endless blue, there lived a being of tremendous power Dakuwaqa, the shark-god. He was no ordinary creature of the deep. Born with abilities that transcended the natural world, Dakuwaqa possessed the gift of transformation, able to shift his

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Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog

In the Dreamtime, when animals still spoke the first language, the land woke to find no water anywhere. Rivers were empty, the
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