Akaui

Akaui is a legendary character/ancestor named by Handy among the foremost figures of the Marquesan oral narratives (Native Culture p. 247; Marquesan Legends, 1930). SOLITARY in this batch: the narrative names Akaui without an attested genealogical link to the other figures authored here.

Domains

• legendary culture hero

Powers

• Heroic exploits of the Akaui legend

Sources

• E. S. Craighill Handy, The Native Culture in the Marquesas (Bishop Museum Bulletin 9, 1923), p. 247; Handy, Marquesan Legends (Bishop Museum Bulletin 69, 1930).