Myths
According to legend, Samoa shares the common Polynesian ancestor of Tagaloa; according to many legends, Samoa was Tagaloa's first creation. Oral traditions trace Samoan ancestry back to pre-history.
Samoa is recognized as the center of Polynesia, from where people migrated eastward to the Marquesas, southward to Niue and the Pukapuka islands of Rarotonga, and northward to the Tokelau and Tuvalu island groups; in all these islands, oral tradition is maintained of ancestral voyages from the Samoan islands. These migrations reflect the extraordinary courage of these seafaring people in navigating without instruments to sail throughout the vast Pacific Ocean.
Read more about this topic: History Of Samoa
Famous quotes containing the word myths:
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—Gilbert Adair, British author, critic. “Under the Sign of Cancer,” Myths and Memories (1986)
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