Oceania Folklore

A universal myth found in almost every culture, explaining the origin of the Pleiades star cluster.

The Polynesian demigod Maui pulls a giant fish from the ocean floor, creating the North Island of New Zealand in this foundational Māori creation myth.

A foundational Dreamtime story from Indigenous Australian culture about the creator of the landscape.

The legendary Polynesian trickster-hero Maui fishes up islands from the bottom of the ocean using a magical fishhook and his own cunning.