Gadao
Bronze statue of Chief Gadao, Inarajan, Guam.
Gadao is a legendary chief of the village of Inarajan in southern Guam. In the Chamorro language of ancient Guam, he would have had the title maga'lahi as a high-ranking male. In addition to being featured in legend, he is the namesake of Inarajan's Chief Gadao’s Cave containing ancient cave paintings. Some stories claim Gadao himself drew the figures.[1]
Two legends featuring Chief Gadao include the Legend of the Three Feats of Strength and the Legend of the Battle Between Chiefs.
Other Chiefs of Guam
- Kepuha or Quipuha
- Mata'pang
- Hurao
- Mataquana
See also
- Micronesian mythology
- Villages of Guam
- Hagåtña
- Tumon