Mythology of Oceania

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The mythology of Oceania and the gods of the Pacific region are both complex and diverse. They have been developed over many centuries on each of the islands and atolls that make up Oceania. Some gods are shared between many groups of islands while others are specific to one set of islands or even to a single island. Their exact roles are often overlapping as one god can appear in different places under different names. A god can also appear in many different forms.

References

Anita Dalal, Myths of Oceania, Steck-Vaughn, (2002); ISBN 9780739849781
A. W. Reed, Alice Mills, New World Mythology: Myths and Legends of Oceania and the Americas (2009) ISBN 1740480228
Roland Burrage Dixon, Oceanic Mythology, Forgotten Books (2008); ISBN 1605069523
Garry Trompf, The Religions of Oceania, Routledge (1995); ISBN 0415060192
George Grey, Polynesian Mythology, Kessinger Publishing, 2004; ISBN 1419242555
Barbara A. West, Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania, Infobase Publishing, 2009; ISBN 1438119135
Roslyn Poignant, Oceanic mythology: the myths of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Australia, Hamlyn, 1967; ISBN 0600023729
Peter Neal Peregrine, Melvin Ember, Encyclopedia of Prehistory: East Asia and Oceania, Volume 3, 2001; ISBN 0306462575

v t e Oceanian religion and mythology

Mythology by region	Australian Aboriginal mythology Melanesian mythology Micronesian mythology Polynesian mythology Chatham Islands Cook Islands Easter Island Fiji Hawaii Mangareva Islands Marquesas Islands New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti and Society Islands Tikopia Tonga Tuamotu Vanuatu

Oceanian gods	Aboriginal gods Hawaiian gods Māori gods Polynesian gods Tahiti and Society Islands gods

Oceanian goddesses	Aboriginal goddesses Māori goddesses Polynesian goddesses Tahiti and Society Islands goddesses

Creatures & spirits	Australian legendary creatures Māori legendary creatures Oceanian legendary creatures Ghosts in Polynesian culture

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