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Palauan sea god Ngesechel rising from turquoise waters with fishermen offering gifts.

Ngesechel – God of the Sea

by Elizabeth Fabowale

November 5, 2025

Micronesian Folktales·Palauan Folktales

Long before the islands of Palau were shaped into their present beauty, when the coral reefs still whispered to the wind and the ocean stretched endlessly, there ruled a god named Ngesechel. He was lord of the sea, guardian of its creatures, and protector of those who journeyed upon his waters. His voice was the sound of waves breaking on

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

Sepia-toned parchment illustration of a Trobriand Islands maiden standing on a moonlit beach, holding a glowing shell as a radiant moon spirit rises from the sea to meet her.

The Girl Who Married the Moon Shell

On the Trobriand Islands, where the coral reefs bloom like underwater gardens and the turquoise waters meet white sand shores, there once

An illustration of Hiro battling a storm in his magic canoe before it turns to stone, Tahitian folktale.

Hiro the Trickster and the Magic Canoe

Long ago, in the islands of Tahiti, when gods still walked among humankind and the sea was a living spirit, there lived

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