Tagaloa
deity sky Samoan corroborated · 7
creator of all beings
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- First attested
- 1830 CE
- Attested period
- 1830 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Replaced by the Christian deity after the arrival of missionaries and Christianity in Samoa from 1830.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Savea, Mafui'e, Nafanua, Tilafaiga, Saveasi'uleo, Taema, Tui Fiti, Nifoloa, Fetu, Ele'ele, Mafui'e, Ta'aroa, Io Matua Kore, Tāne, Pou, Taŋaroa, Taʼaroa, Tana'oa, Taka'oa, Tangagoa, Tagroa Siria, Māui, Hikuleʻo, Tanaʻoa, Takaʻoa, Te Wheke-a-Muturangi, Tangaloa, Taʻaroa, Atua, Tāne Mahuta, Tāwhirimātea, Haumia-tiketike, Rongo-mā-Tāne, Tangaroa, Tūmatauenga, Rūaumoko, Whiro-te-tipua, Kanaloa
- aspect of
- Tangaloa
- creator of
- Fe'e
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“the atua known as Tagaloa was regarded as the creator of all beings.”
#260 · extracted by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
“Tagaloa was a supreme god who made the islands and the people.”
#945 · extracted by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
“Tagaloa features in many of Samoa's myths and legends.”
#31273 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Tagaloa, Samoan religion”
#31805 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Sāmoa as Tagaloa.”
#32357 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5