Fisaga in
Samoan mythology is a light and the gentle breeze. In one Samoan legend,
Tiʻitiʻi imprisons the winds one by one in his canoe or calabash, leaving only Fisaga free. Other versions of the story attribute this to
Maui.
In the
Samoan language
Samoan ( or ; ) is a Polynesian language spoken by Samoans of the Samoan Islands. Administratively, the islands are split between the sovereign country of Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa. It is an official language, a ...
, fisaga refers to a “gentle, pleasant wind associated with good weather.”
References
Polynesian gods
Sky and weather gods
Wind deities
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