Shark God
Fijian · deity · mythic · deity
Pre-eminent Fijian animal-deity (shark). Classed as deity. Object-attestation is iconographic rather than personal gear, so materialCulture is empty.
Domains
- sharks
- sea protection
Powers
- guards canoes and fishermen through the reef passages
- takes the shape of a great shark
- changes shape between man and great shark
Epithets
- Dakuwaqa