Lord from the Underworld
Fijian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Harvest/fertility deity whose name means roughly 'Chief (Ratu) from Bulu' (the underworld). Associated with Degei in some local traditions. Classed as a deity (god of agriculture), not a hero.
Domains
- agriculture
- fertility of the land
Powers
- comes up from the underworld to make trees blossom and bear
- makes the breadfruit and fruit-trees blossom and bear
Epithets
- Ratu mai Bulu 'the Chief from Bulu (the underworld)'Wikipedia, 'Ratumaibulu' (secondary)
Sources
- Ratumaibulu is a Fijian god of agriculture, yams and the fertility of the land, sometimes envisaged in serpent form, who comes from the spirit-world Bulu in his namesake month to make fruit trees yield.: Thomson, Basil. The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom (1908) (secondary); Williams, Thomas. Fiji and the Fijians, Vol. 1 (1858) (secondary)