Nafanua
Nafanua is Samoa’s warrior goddess who hails from the village of Falealupo on Savai'i island. She is celebrated as a peace bringer, having won wars between the island’s two regions and thus ending conflict. Her martial prowess and diplomatic skill make her a revered figure in Samoan lore.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
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- co occurs with
- Tui Fiti, Nifoloa, Fetu, Ele'ele, Saveasi'uleo, Taema, Tilafaiga, Saveasi'uleo, Tagaloa, Mafui'e
- child of
- Saveasi'uleo, Saveasi'uleo, Tilafaiga
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“Nafanua, Samoa's warrior goddess hails from the village of Falealupo at the western end of Savai'i island”
#947 · extracted by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
“Tilafaiga was the mother of the Samoan goddess of war, Nafanua, the daughter of Saveasiʻuleo, god of the underworld Pulotu.”
#31445 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Samoa, the village of Falealupo on the western side of Savaiʻi is the home of Nafanua. Falealupo is also the site of the entryway into the spirit world Pulotu. Often chiefs from distant villages and islands would come to Falealupo to seek Nafanua's blessings before beginning any military adventure”
#31455 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Tilafaiga is the mother of Nafanua, the famous Samoan Warrior Princess, whose father was Saveasi'uleo the Ali'i of the spirit underworld Pulotu.”
#31491 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“He is the father of Nafanua the Goddess of War in Samoa. Nafanua's mother is Tilafaiga, the sister of Taema another figure of Samoan mythology. Saveasiʻuleo abducted Tilafaiga and she later gave birth to Nafanua, the goddess of war”
#32235 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001