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
Sources
Thomson, Basil. The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom (1908)
Williams, Thomas. Fiji and the Fijians, Vol. 1 (1858)